2000 Zanzibari general election

Following the elections the CUF called for protests throughout Zanzibar, which were held on 27 January 2001. In the days leading up to 27 January, the state-run news in Zanzibar showed footage from the 1964 Zanzibar Revolution, in a warning against similar violence. On 27 January, at four protests in Wete, Micheweni, Chake-Chake and Zanzibar City, protesters were fired upon by government security forces. Human Rights Watch later stated that 35 people were killed, over 600 injured and hundreds more arrested, with 2,000 Zanzibaris fleeing to Kenya.^[1] The subsequent HRW report found that "Tanzanian security and state officials were responsible for serious violations of domestic and international law. Security forces were responsible for extrajudicial executions and an excessive use of force resulting in killings and assaults of unarmed civilians, including those assisting the wounded. Other abuses included assaults on and denial of medical care to the wounded; torture and mistreatment, including rape and sexual abuse; arbitrary arrests and detentions without trial; [and] looting and the destruction of property." Tensions continued until October 2001, when an agreement between CCM and CUF was once again reached, resulting in the creation of an independent commission of inquiry by President Benjamin Mkapa in January 2002.^[1]

• 2000 Tanzanian general election