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Tariff Imposes Marriage Tax in Zanzibar Mystery
A 56 000 East African shilling marriage tax is decreed by Zanzibar's Revolutionary Council, shaping a closed society amid Tanzania. The piece notes Zanzibar's fragile legal ties, lack of elections for decades, and harsh governance while highlighting Moslem influences, tourism, and clove wealth reaching over 90 percent of global supply.
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Zanzibar
Tanzania
Revolutionary Council of
Black Africa
Julius K. Nyerere
Sheik Abeid Amani Karume
Sheik Karume
Revolutionary Council
Damascus
Sirocco
Peugeot Taxi
Island
Pemba
Africa