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How Long Was the Shortest War in History?

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How Long Was the Shortest War in History?

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Zanzibar is an island off the coast of Africa that now belongs to the nation of Tanzania. In 1896, Said Khalid seized power in Zanzibar and proclaimed himself sultan. A British fleet soon arrived at the port of Zanzibar and ordered the sultan out of the royal palace. The sultan refused to leave. At 9:02 on the morning of August

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In 1896, Britain and Zanzibar had a conflict that lead to a declaration of war on Zanzibar by Britain. The sultan of Zanzibar was given an ultimatum, and then Britain attacked. The war started at 8:04 am on a July morning and ended at 8:40 am the same morning!!!! The “war” lasted a total of 38 minutes!!!!!!

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