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Resolutions: Greetings to the People's Republic of Zanzibar

Fourth International No. 18, June 1964 · p 37 · 300 words

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RESOLUTIONS

GREETINGS TO THE PEOPLE'S the pretext used by Belgian imperialism to

REPUBLIC OF ZANZIBAR

"The Fourth International hails the ictory of the social revolution in Zanziba vhich overthrew the neo-colonialist regime of Sultan Seyyid Jamshid bin Abdulla, who was supported by the compradore bourgeois descendants of slave dealers.

"The Fourth International greets the establishment of the People's Republic of Lanzibar, an outpost of social revolution in East Africa, which is bound to exercise a profound influence through out Black Africa, encouraging all the forces inclined to convert the struggle for national independence into a struggle for socialist revolution.

justify military intervention in the Congo in July 1960.

"The real aim of the armed intervention to tres who have or are se victory of the Zanzibar revolution, and to prevent them from unleashing a vast movement to break definitively with neo-colonialism and imperialism. The imperialist troops went into action the same day a general strike was scheduled in Dar-esSalam (January 25). One of the aims of the military intervention was to block this strike.

"The Fourth International appeals to the British Labour movement to manifest its disapproval of this neo-colonialist intervention and to demand the immediate withdrawal of all British troops from East Africa.

"The Fourth International is conyinced that the masses of these countries—with whom it expresses fraternal solidarity—

"The Fourth International appeals to having seen in action the workers and oppressed peoples everywhere to help defend the People's Republic of

Zanzibar against any attempt at military intervention, economic blockade or diplomatic

_ vacillating or outright traitorous rule of Kenyatta, Nyere and Obote, will turn boldly down the road of the permanent revolution in the example

US Cuba, Algeria and Zanzibar „Peoples of pressure, particularly by British or imperialism and the United Nations."

27th January 1964 * * *

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