Paralyzes progress indeed! Our tradition of oral story telling is among the main impediments to our development. We don't value documentation and don't even realize how indispensable that 'habit' is. Document, scrutinize existing body of knowledge, add it to it, remove from it, strategize, etc., etc.; we just don't get it.
I am a 28 year old Nigerian and I have read a lot about the story. Most of the info here is propaganda. John Okello was no different from Adolf Hitler. He was deeply racist, and had no qualms with shedding innocent blood. Scholars still debate whether the massacre he led in the Arab neighborhoods of Zanzibar could be classified as genocide. What is not up for debate is that it is a disgusting act. It is to the discredit of revolutionaries like Nyerere and Babou that they benefited from this crime against humanity.
Through "Nigerian eyes" a Christian overthrowing a Muslim monarchy violently "can never happen". Especially after the civil war, which wasn't inspired by religion but politics. The nation is still "licking it's wounds from that episode"! No one wants a return to those "dark days". This is noteworthy.
Okello did the right thing . Arabs deserv:ed it . Arabs were enslaving African since ages . Read about ARAB SLAVE TRADE I wish Okello had fini;shed more Arabs . Okello was a very Devout and True Chr;istian ✝️✝️ Okello is an African HERO and Warrior 💪🏿💪🏿 God bless Okello 🤎
@@oceejekwam6829 Okello did the right thing . Arabs deserv:ed it . Arabs were enslaving African since ages . Read about ARAB SLAVE TRADE I wish Okello had fini;shed more Arabs . Okello was a very Devout and True Chr;istian ✝️✝️ Okello is an African HERO and Warrior 💪🏿💪🏿 God bless Okello 🤎
Okello did the right thing . Arabs deserv:ed it . Arabs were enslaving African since ages . Read about ARAB SLAVE TRADE I wish Okello had fini;shed more Arabs . Okello was a very Devout and True Chr;istian ✝️✝️ Okello is an African HERO and Warrior 💪🏿💪🏿 God bless Okello 🤎
@@thomaslamony8962 Okello did the right thing . Arabs deserv:ed it . Arabs were enslaving African since ages . Read about ARAB SLAVE TRADE I wish Okello had fini;shed more Arabs . Okello was a very Devout and True Chr;istian ✝️✝️ Okello is an African HERO and Warrior 💪🏿💪🏿 God bless Okello 🤎
John Okello wrote a book, an auto biography, about 1972. However the book didn't see light in Uganda as it was banned by Idi Amin. Thanks for bringing him to the fore.
To be honest as an Ethiopian some of us think it's only us fought colonialism, but you are opening our eyes and we thank you for that, Long live the Field Marshall ,he is a hero.
@@mauricemuthiani5913 So why you Kenyan or Chikenya people's until now 21 century you keep obeying white people's? Why don't you wake up from this nonsense?
@@ojokandrew366 Okello did the right thing . Arabs deserv:ed it . Arabs were enslaving African since ages . Read about ARAB SLAVE TRADE I wish Okello had fini;shed more Arabs . Okello was a very Devout and True Chr;istian ✝️✝️ Okello is an African HERO and Warrior 💪🏿💪🏿 God bless Okello 🤎
Okello did the right thing . Arabs deserv:ed it . Arabs were enslaving African since ages . Read about ARAB SLAVE TRADE I wish Okello had fini;shed more Arabs . Okello was a very Devout and True Chr;istian ✝️✝️ Okello is an African HERO and Warrior 💪🏿💪🏿 God bless Okello 🤎
Yes he won't be forgotten by the families of those he killed cruelly. He was aided by the christian foreigners, now he carries all the blames by his own black Africans . He was cruelly killed,his corpse never to be seen, exactly what he did to his African fellows in Zanzibar. He killed his own unarmed African brothers,expecting to make Znz Christian country
@@111dudi Stop lying. The short lived revolution in Zanzibar was a revolution against the cruel rule by the minority Omani Arabs. There was nothing particularly religious about it.
This is how Africans treats its heroes. Till the day we Africans truly knows and acknowledges the value of each and every human and natural resources at our disposal,we will be forever the doormat of mankind !
My apologies he wasn't a hero ... the worst man in the earth on the eyes of the zanzibarians .... he contributed to overturn zanzibarians government not arab Sultan as they propaganda by lying to people. Zanzibar got it's freedom in December 1963 and these fools they Invaded it in January 1964 the blackest day for the life of zanzibarians ... these people were used by British to take over zanzibar... with their small slavery intellectual... they agreed and made the zanzibar creep for the rest of the time ... he is the worst man for zanzibarians
This channel never fails to deliver. You are unquestionably among the best content makers. Your extensive research, broad knowledge, humour, video editing and everything else that goes into your videos does not go unnoticed
I've learned more about recent African history from this channel in the past two years than I did during twelve years of (American) public school. Educators everywhere would do well to emulate the clarity and intelligibility achieved by this channel's creators and presenters. Regards, Kev
Kevin, this is not History and you'd probably learn more talking to your neighbour than you could acquire in the American public school system. It is a well presented documentary series (kudos to the Producers), but it is agenda driven, light on critical research and errs on the side of jingoism/Afro-centrism in place of delivering a wholistic appraisal of people and events.
@@ZatariMChow can you say East Indians and Arab races didn't oppress people of Zanzibar? They were racist to the core and oppressed Zanzibaris in all facets of life. That's why Mr. John Okello taught them a lesson that their generations would never forget
Okello did the right thing . Arabs deserv:ed it . Arabs were enslaving African since ages . Read about ARAB SLAVE TRADE I wish Okello had fini;shed more Arabs . Okello was a very Devout and True Chr;istian ✝️✝️ Okello is an African HERO and Warrior 💪🏿💪🏿 God bless Okello 🤎
@@Jonny_1878 I mean putting Okello in the hall of fame of Africans would be as ridiculous as putting Idi Amin there (although some people seem to find merit in these two maniacs - both were genocidal, both enjoyed killing and torture, at least one was indicted for rape, another was reputedly a cannibal (or respected the tradition in his tribe of eating his enemies ... pick your interpretation)!
@@frankyyaggabot6222 I based my judgement on what I read on this platform. The story never gave the negative aspect of the man. In fact, I never read or heard of the exploits of the man before I encountered the story from the documentary on this channel. For the fact that he was portrayed as emancipator of Africans from the clutches of the Arab overlords, hence my recommendation. As for Idi Amin Dada, I heard and read much about his atrocities while he was the Head of Government in Uganda; for having such opportunities to know much about him I wouldn't have endorsed his personality and the character he represented.
Okello did the right thing . Arabs deserv:ed it . Arabs were enslaving African since ages . Read about ARAB SLAVE TRADE I wish Okello had fini;shed more Arabs . Okello was a very Devout and True Chr;istian ✝️✝️ Okello is an African HERO and Warrior 💪🏿💪🏿 God bless Okello 🤎
My apologies he wasn't a hero ... the worst man in the earth on the eyes of the zanzibarians .... he contributed to overturn zanzibarians government not arab Sultan as they propaganda by lying to people. Zanzibar got it's freedom in December 1963 and these fools they Invaded it in January 1964 the blackest day for the life of zanzibarians ... these people were used by British to take over zanzibar... with their small slavery intellectual... they agreed and made the zanzibar creep for the rest of the time ... he is the worst man for zanzibarians
Okello did the right thing . Arabs deserv:ed it . Arabs were enslaving African since ages . Read about ARAB SLAVE TRADE I wish Okello had fini;shed more Arabs . Okello was a very Devout and True Chr;istian ✝️✝️ Okello is an African HERO and Warrior 💪🏿💪🏿 God bless Okello 🤎
I had never heard of this Field Marshall,thank you for telling us this powerful and sad ending story of one of many overlooked African Historical figures.Field Marshall John Okello was a young charismatic leader who rose up against Arab oppression and won,but he did not have proper ideological training to have kept ideals of a Revolution in tact.So he let fame get to his head and became more a cult of personality rather than a full liberator. Speaking of overlooked Historical figures,hope you can do an article on Joshua Nkomo from Zimbabwe and his adviser Herbert Chitepo,those 2 were ones who laid the platform for Zimbabwe Revolution,they deserve much more credit than they get.
The culture the Znzibati have is of the Arabs, the religion is of the Arabs, the tourists sites are often Arabs,the language is of the Arabs, the civilisation the Zanzibaris have are of the Arabs, but they dont appreciate. Tell me is Zanzibar a free country? NO.
Okello did the right thing . Arabs deserv:ed it . Arabs were enslaving African since ages . Read about ARAB SLAVE TRADE I wish Okello had fini;shed more Arabs . Okello was a very Devout and True Chr;istian ✝️✝️ Okello is an African HERO and Warrior 💪🏿💪🏿 God bless Okello 🤎
@@111dudi Okello did the right thing . Arabs deserv:ed it . Arabs were enslaving African since ages . Read about ARAB SLAVE TRADE I wish Okello had fini;shed more Arabs . Okello was a very Devout and True Chr;istian ✝️✝️ Okello is an African HERO and Warrior 💪🏿💪🏿 God bless Okello 🤎
Well narrated history. Field Marshal Okello comes from my land. He fell victim to the intricacies of revolutions; he never positioned himself well for leadership.
He has no knowledge of any Military leadership background or any track record instead he has been used behind the scene with CIA and Operation London Bridge to take down innocent Zanzibarian in order to finished Key point of Zanzibar Empire and make sure never stand again This story has been used to full you around behind scene always is that why they do to get full support of public image through their dirty work Pre determine Solution or create problem with anticipate solution before ur eyes and u will find ur self support. I’m Zanzibarian Omanian and I can tell you for the fact if it was not this guy I would n’t suffer to the rest of my life Cause he was most influence contribute killing 20 thousands innocent people in Zanzibar and people they support this genocide For more doing ur own research U can find many example from COVID19 Which they never tell u the truth WHICH IS CERTIFICATE OF VACCINATION OF IDENTIFICATION OF 2019 They will introduce though biometric connect with 5G tower through ur electronic device or ur body in future all this come through NEW WORLD ORDER another word if you like. These elite will do anything to place u on trap to support their evil Good luck
Okello did the right thing . Arabs deserv:ed it . Arabs were enslaving African since ages . Read about ARAB SLAVE TRADE I wish Okello had fini;shed more Arabs . Okello was a very Devout and True Chr;istian ✝️✝️ Okello is an African HERO and Warrior 💪🏿💪🏿 God bless Okello 🤎
That's your take? There was nothing intricate about Okello, his solution to everything was kill, kill, kill ... Julius Nyerere kicked him out and Idi Amin finished the genocidal maniac off (and when Idi Amin thinks you're a threat to him ... odds are you're a very bad man).
He never positioned himself well for leadership.What do you mean? He was a very ethical military personnel who differentiated politics from military work.He didn't abuse his attestation to the military ethos like many do.That is the 💎💎 quality of a military personnel.
Okello did the right thing . Arabs deserv:ed it . Arabs were enslaving African since ages . Read about ARAB SLAVE TRADE I wish Okello had fini;shed more Arabs . Okello was a very Devout and True Chr;istian ✝️✝️ Okello is an African HERO and Warrior 💪🏿💪🏿 God bless Okello 🤎
The pure Truth is that there's a special place in Lango sub-region northern Uganda East Africa, mostly of the credible stories, achievement, revolution, and natural wisdom emmerged from here, and God is still loading more Greater thing ahead!
as a historian,in mosthistorical power struggles ,change of power,and revolutions,the kingmaker is usually the first to go as he/she knows all the weaknesses,strengths and skeletons in the closet of the new King/Queen....!
I am Ocen Julius, I come from this district, Alebtong. This area, Alebtong district in northern Uganda has produced great leaders including Akii Bua, from Abako, first Ugandan Olympic gold medalist, Bishop Oyanga, from Omoro, Roman Catholic, Bishop Acur Okodi, from Aloi, Anglican bishop, Bishop Okello Tom, from Abako, Pentecostal, Bishop, Okodi William, from Anara, Anglican bishop, even Milton Obote, former president of Uganda was sent to parliament by community from Alebtong. east Lango, others include flight captain Atyang from Aloi, Alebtong, flight captain Odepe Saul from Kakira Aloi, etc.
Thanks very much for remembering the Field Marshall John Okello! I think it was either here or in an African Biographics video that I pleaded to do a video on the leader of the Zanzibar revolution. Thanks so very much this is a history that should be thought to all Africans. Okello is a great man
Okello his just evil like other hypocrites around the world. First of all he’s not Zanzibarian why we would agree to coupe Sultan of Zanzibar If would have interests save Humanity through slave market he should start with operation London Bridge not 20 thousands innocent Zanzibarian You don’t have to save humanity by going after beautiful girl and rape them front of their parents because of Arabs status while their jus citizen have nothing to do with slave trade going their life day by day to find daily means Rape the whole family front their father wife children. And you are say his Great man !!!
Did you make that assessment after you knew he initiated the killing of 20,000 defenceless civilians? Can you please elaborate on what was great about that and your thoughts as to why persons such as Julius Nyerere (who found him disgusting) were wrong?
@@frankyyaggabot6222 any human being supposed to do good one to another not killing each other. I don’t think would be appropriate for any one to come to ur home and says I’m here to save u but I have to kill you first to get ur freedom while already have. And u can enjoy ur freedom on grave while we will replace ur way of life for good
@@97digitalmedia67 So your thoughts on Okello who came to 'save' the slaves in 1964 (who'd been freed by the Zanzibaris under pressure from the British in 1897) have changed? A man who committed ethnic cleansing and was reviled by Julius Nyerere (and most East African leaders at the time). How about Zanzibar today ... used to be the main economic power in the region and now it is bankrupt (can't even provide electricity and water for its people without Western aid). The island employs Kenyans (rather than Tanzanians) in the tourist industry because most Tanzanians can't speak English (another misguided policy) ... things turn out well?
@Franky Yaggabot I value and respect John Okello a million times more than your Julius Nyerere who found him “disgusting”! Without Okello there would still be an Arab sultan in Zanzibar till this day. Don’t be naive
If there is a heaven and hell, then he will surely go to hell. He is responsible for the brutal rapes & murders of thousands of innocent people who had nothing to do with the despised ruling elite apart from sharing the same religion and ethnicity: ruclips.net/video/5Lvgmy689Sg/видео.htmlsi=z6z6_c_osHx7Ztse
Another anti-colonial movement that is under researched and less talked of is the Ramogi Rebellion in Acholi land in Northern Uganda. We need a video and a well researched documentary by an African about it.
Okello did the right thing . Arabs deserv:ed it . Arabs were enslaving African since ages . Read about ARAB SLAVE TRADE I wish Okello had fini;shed more Arabs . Okello was a very Devout and True Chr;istian ✝️✝️ Okello is an African HERO and Warrior 💪🏿💪🏿 God bless Okello 🤎
As A Black American I learned about John Okello In All Black Schools ( before intergreationi ,) while in the Eight Grade. My History Teacher Was A Member Of SNCC From The 1960s Many Years Ago ( he wasn't supposed to teach that but did anyway) We always learned something about Blk People Worldwide during the post Civil Rights Movement era! Mr Okello in my opinion had the correct t analysis!
John Okhello is a definition of the right man in the right place at the right time-without him I’m not sure if or how the Zanzibaris could have freed themselves.
Zanzibar had get freedom from England since 1963 and became member of united nation. Okello used to destroy this freedom and now Zanzibar is not a member of UN this is fact
David was a great man of God, but God did not let David build the temple, because David was a man of war, and Solomon was a man of peace. Sometimes, a man of war is needed to free his people, but that man must wait for a man of peace to build the temple. It's such a sad thing that Zanzibar's David and Solomon were so hostile to eachother, and that both would end up assassinated within ten years of their triumph. The world needs to hear their story, and you've told it so well. Cheers.
Okello did the right thing . Arabs deserv:ed it . Arabs were enslaving African since ages . Read about ARAB SLAVE TRADE I wish Okello had fini;shed more Arabs . Okello was a very Devout and True Chr;istian ✝️✝️ Okello is an African HERO and Warrior 💪🏿💪🏿 God bless Okello 🤎
Okello did the right thing . Arabs deserv:ed it . Arabs were enslaving African since ages . Read about ARAB SLAVE TRADE I wish Okello had fini;shed more Arabs . Okello was a very Devout and True Chr;istian ✝️✝️ Okello is an African HERO and Warrior 💪🏿💪🏿 God bless Okello 🤎
Very interesting. I'd heard of the Zanzibari Revolution but not of John Gideon Okello. The Zanzibari people were clearly better off without their Arab overlords, and - sadly - better off without John Gideon Okello, a man who would clearly have morphed into another bloodthirsty dictator given half a chance. As for Revolution, it's a perfect illustration of Auden's observation that: Those to whom evil is done do evil in return. The Sultan should count himself lucky he got out alive.
We learn everyday. Thank you for this video. A lot of lessons to draw from this. Never knew about him before today & for someone that played such a pivotal role in that country's revolution, he should be more popular. He unfortunately was too ill-equipped strategically for post-revolution rule.
Okello did the right thing . Arabs deserv:ed it . Arabs were enslaving African since ages . Read about ARAB SLAVE TRADE I wish Okello had fini;shed more Arabs . Okello was a very Devout and True Chr;istian ✝️✝️ Okello is an African HERO and Warrior 💪🏿💪🏿 God bless Okello 🤎
My apologies he wasn't a hero ... the worst man in the earth on the eyes of the zanzibarians .... he contributed to overturn zanzibarians government not arab Sultan as they propaganda by lying to people. Zanzibar got it's freedom in December 1963 and these fools they Invaded it in January 1964 the blackest day for the life of zanzibarians ... these people were used by British to take over zanzibar... with their small slavery intellectual... they agreed and made the zanzibar creep for the rest of the time ... he is the worst man for zanzibarians
Okello is an unsung African hero. He is to be remembered for his contribution to the fighting against the oppression of the Blackman by the Arabs. In his time,communication wasn't as a tool,wasn't common and available for the spreading of information on the African Continent !
My apologies he wasn't a hero ... the worst man in the earth on the eyes of the zanzibarians .... he contributed to overturn zanzibarians government not arab Sultan as they propaganda by lying to people. Zanzibar got it's freedom in December 1963 and these fools they Invaded it in January 1964 the blackest day for the life of zanzibarians ... these people were used by British to take over zanzibar... with their small slavery intellectual... they agreed and made the zanzibar creep for the rest of the time ... he is the worst man for zanzibarians
It is refreshing to learn that a young black African man led a revolution that freed Zanzibar from colonialists, merchants of slavery and occupiers. Long live F.M. John Gideon Okello.
My apologies he wasn't a hero ... the worst man in the earth on the eyes of the zanzibarians .... he contributed to overturn zanzibarians government not arab Sultan as they propaganda by lying to people. Zanzibar got it's freedom in December 1963 and these fools they Invaded it in January 1964 the blackest day for the life of zanzibarians ... these people were used by British to take over zanzibar... with their small slavery intellectual... they agreed and made the zanzibar creep for the rest of the time ... he is the worst man for zanzibarians. He is the the reasons that zanzibarians are under African colonies.. I'm glad the way end his life what goes around comes around
Fun fact: Freddy Mercury's family was actually living in Zanzibar at the time and they fled to england after Okello's takeover. So Mr Field Marshal here might have indirectly helped create The Queen.
We should have more channels like this As a family member (yes!), I am very disappointed that most of the narratives about this man has been deliberately distorted. I am compiling what I hope will be a more precise version of events, it is even more frustrating because every possible resource I come across is framed in a certain direction. Interestingly, some of the most objective analyses have come from the British library. Nonetheless, very proud to be associated to this history, and thanks to the channel! *I only discovered very recently (5 years ago) that he was my maternal grand uncle; thanks to that very innocent trip to Zanzibar with my then girlfriend (now wife).
Exactly. His statue should be Built in every historic slave dungeon across Africa as a tribute to all those Millions of Africans who perished in the hands of Arab and European Slave traders. Instead of these sell outs we celebrate like Mandela
Okello did the right thing . Arabs deserv:ed it . Arabs were enslaving African since ages . Read about ARAB SLAVE TRADE I wish Okello had fini;shed more Arabs . Okello was a very Devout and True Chr;istian ✝️✝️ Okello is an African HERO and Warrior 💪🏿💪🏿 God bless Okello 🤎
Power hungry but weak men everywhere seeking to benefit from the sweat of others. Okello's day is coming. He will be remembered in a special way amongst the best of the black race. May his soul rest in peace. May those who mistreated him never find peace even in death.
My apologies he wasn't a hero ... the worst man in the earth on the eyes of the zanzibarians .... he contributed to overturn zanzibarians government not arab Sultan as they propaganda by lying to people. Zanzibar got it's freedom in December 1963 and these fools they Invaded it in January 1964 the blackest day for the life of zanzibarians ... these people were used by British to take over zanzibar... with their small slavery intellectual... they agreed and made the zanzibar creep for the rest of the time ... he is the worst man for zanzibarians
Okello did the right thing . Arabs deserv:ed it . Arabs were enslaving African since ages . Read about ARAB SLAVE TRADE I wish Okello had fini;shed more Arabs . Okello was a very Devout and True Chr;istian ✝️✝️ Okello is an African HERO and Warrior 💪🏿💪🏿 God bless Okello 🤎
wow this is the best thing have heard all day such a determined man, living an ordinary life would have made a good leader though if not for few excess i love him
@@positiveego5397 it's not the same. The blacks who fought for the whites in WW2 are called sell outs and biggest fools & basically mental Slaves. Okello is a true pan African
@Empress Ann you are right but I want you to understand that there was a time when all Africans knew that we were all one people especially east, central and southern Africa, people could move freely even a little after independence of most countries. Okello is a man who seeks justice and knows what it is. To him he was liberating his brothers and sisters from Arab slavery.
@@nosaidubor9499 Slavery ended in Zanzibar in 1897 - almost 70 years before Okello instigated his little genocide! Zanzibar was a self-sustaining country in 1900 (one of the richest in Africa) - today it cannot even provide electricity and water to its people without Western Aid.
Okello did the right thing . Arabs deserv:ed it . Arabs were enslaving African since ages . Read about ARAB SLAVE TRADE I wish Okello had fini;shed more Arabs . Okello was a very Devout and True Chr;istian ✝️✝️ Okello is an African HERO and Warrior 💪🏿💪🏿 God bless Okello 🤎
My apologies he wasn't a hero ... the worst man in the earth on the eyes of the zanzibarians .... he contributed to overturn zanzibarians government not arab Sultan as they propaganda by lying to people. Zanzibar got it's freedom in December 1963 and these fools they Invaded it in January 1964 the blackest day for the life of zanzibarians ... these people were used by British to take over zanzibar... with their small slavery intellectual... they agreed and made the zanzibar creep for the rest of the time ... he is the worst man for zanzibarians
He was like Nasiib-buundo of Somalia who also freed his fellow Bantu Somalis from enslavement by the other ethnic Somalis before and during colonization.
@@nairobinyeusi5811 that would mean all ethnic Somalis and all north Africans bro you must be racist like them in those days. Even the Habesha tribes mainly the Amhara were enslaving the Gala or oromo people back then and they don't consider themselves black do you include them in your fantasy expulsion program or you won't punish your fellow Habesha Christians for their ancestor's wrongdoings? Also the Habesha especially the Amhara still make fun of the oromo for being Kush by calling them names.
@@YOONKA-BUULADATV Those fools started a war they cannot finish. Africans will inevitably revisit and make them pay, especially those Arab cocoons in North Africa. Those semitic Mongrels too, be it Hebesha or Amhara will explain in details what business they had in Africa against the black race. And if you think it's a fantasy go ask your white demigods being killed in South Africa
@@nairobinyeusi5811 good luck revisiting history but idk why you think whites are demigods to me as a person from Somalia when we don't even submit to white people and we shown it in our history from the Portuguese assault on Barawe and Mogadishu that was a failure for them to the most recent one in 93 by the Americans unlike you hosting colonial base inside your country ever since they conquered Kenya. Also your old comment said Somali ethnic groups are left over Arabs which isn't true because we don't even share DNA with them only faith. Somali is more related to Omotic people and the Amazighs in Morocco that are non Arab than Arabs. We even have clans with Indian origin than Arab in Somalia from before the time Africa separated from Asia. Horn of Africa is not only the cradle of humanity but has also cross road for humanity for centuries you get all types of people some with blue eyes and tall and dark with Tutsi like features the blue print is here and also we use our native languages as official languages too unlike many Bantu majority countries. I also condemn what my ancestors done to the Somali bantus no human should become slave or subjugated regardless of their skin color or race.
I first heard of John Okelo in My history paper 1 class in A level .... this video has just remainded me that there is alot about African History that we do not celebrate.
Okello did the right thing . Arabs deserv:ed it . Arabs were enslaving African since ages . Read about ARAB SLAVE TRADE I wish Okello had fini;shed more Arabs . Okello was a very Devout and True Chr;istian ✝️✝️ Okello is an African HERO and Warrior 💪🏿💪🏿 God bless Okello 🤎
A coward like Karume is now celebrated and everything named after him! If not for Okello they will still be slaves today in Zanzibar and be ruled by the sultan
@@marandymbamara9099 Dear Marandy. Slavery was abolished in Zanzibar in 1897 (by the British). The 'revolution' (arguably state-capture) was organised by Karume in 1964 but Okello preempted it and took it too far by murdering an estimated 20,000 largely defenceless civilians. His actions were extremely embarrassing to both Karume and Julius Nyerere (which is why they are not so eager to acknowledge him in Tanzania - the fact that he is a foreigner (Ugandan) certainly plays a part). Your false perception of Okello ending slavery and the date that slavery actually ended on the island is out by about 70 years!
@franky yaggabot bro you’re in every channel and under every comment, when Arabs were enslaving Africans it was cool when we retaliate we’re the bad guy lol, even if slavery was abolished in the 1800s, those same Arabs been enslaving Africans in that same place for 500 plus. Were they just supposed to keep being oppressed? Piss off bro
History shall remain History,there is no harm in naming at least one street in Zanzibar,Nairobi,Dar Es Salaam,Kampala and his own village.To me Okello was a Hero.
Okello did the right thing . Arabs deserv:ed it . Arabs were enslaving African since ages . Read about ARAB SLAVE TRADE I wish Okello had fini;shed more Arabs . Okello was a very Devout and True Chr;istian ✝️✝️ Okello is an African HERO and Warrior 💪🏿💪🏿 God bless Okello 🤎
Okello did the right thing . Arabs deserv:ed it . Arabs were enslaving African since ages . Read about ARAB SLAVE TRADE I wish Okello had fini;shed more Arabs . Okello was a very Devout and True Chr;istian ✝️✝️ Okello is an African HERO and Warrior 💪🏿💪🏿 God bless Okello 🤎
Oh ... they appreciate the state-capture of Zanzibar ... just couldn't stomach the way it was done (not like the RUclips commentators of today who are like ... shrugs, it was just a little genocide). Julius Nyerere kicked him out of the country and Idi Amin knocked him off (yep, Amin recognised genocidal maniacs when he saw them). Don't worry though, people forget and the new generation will probably find a statue for him somewhere ... just like they did with Kimathi!
@@bobfaam5215 Zanzibari not Arabs - and by that time many Zanzibari had assimilated Bantu DNA - so he was likely also killing many brotherly Africans (not that I imagine the distinction was made)!
Okello did the right thing . Arabs deserv:ed it . Arabs were enslaving African since ages . Read about ARAB SLAVE TRADE I wish Okello had fini;shed more Arabs . Okello was a very Devout and True Chr;istian ✝️✝️ Okello is an African HERO and Warrior 💪🏿💪🏿 God bless Okello 🤎
Okello did the right thing . Arabs deserv:ed it . Arabs were enslaving African since ages . Read about ARAB SLAVE TRADE I wish Okello had fini;shed more Arabs . Okello was a very Devout and True Chr;istian ✝️✝️ Okello is an African HERO and Warrior 💪🏿💪🏿 God bless Okello 🤎
Which way some may view him he was a great African leader and revolutionary. I read about him in the DRUM magazine of those days in 1964 when I was in the primary school in Gusau Sokoto province of Sardauna days now Zamfara state where i was born and bred. He Led the revolution that drove the Arab slave drivers who had no respect for the native Black Zanzibaris. His name will soon be written in gold.
Today many African diasporas, populaces, populations, demographics, statistics, and calculations are still very disenfranchised by Non Africans and Africans still have troubles coming as one in oneness and openess yeah.
Because he put Zanzibaris out of slavery of Arabs into slavery of his own. He had good intentions but had no proper plan or even mindset of a good leader.
@@hakimdiwan5101 by not mentioning him in the history books they are merely distorting & relegating known facts into the dark side of history serving no purpose at all except half truths being propagated I tend to differ with you picture this hypothetically if okello were to be the ruler vs the Arabs in power which one would be a lesser evil?
@@khalid8850 An evil is still evil, you don't understand that children's minds are malleable, if you present Okello as a face of revolutionary leader then you would have future generation who would look upto him as hero. Nobody can say for sure whether he rebelled because he actually cared or wanted to be ruler himself. His acts of evil would be too gruesome to write in books and thus risk of showing just one sided picture of him. It's for this reason why we were not thought about Hitler until the end of our school days. I don't want to see a generation grew up worshipping people like Okello as hero. It's tempting to like some black African who stood up against colonizers but if they are someone who put Africans out from one slavery to another they are best left to be talked about when kids grow up.
@@hakimdiwan5101 Okello did good. We know the Zanzibaris got attached to those Arabs with Islam. That's why they always side with their slave master. Okello revenged for the Millions of Africans who got shipped into Slavery through that Island. What those Arabs did to Africans is 1000 times worse. Okello was indeed sent by God and African ancestors to Liberate that slave dungeon. The Zanzibaris got mentally enslaved by Arabs that's why they even hate mainland Africans to date but it's the main Land Africans like Okello who had to go there and Liberate them. Africans like Okello, Menellik2 & Mau Mau should be celebrated more by Africans than Nelson Mandela who was a Big Sell out. You don't spare your enemy.
Musomesa webale kutuwa Kubwino Ono...nze njakufuna sente zange ngende e Zanzibar nkole ki Statue Kya Okello ekinene nkivuge nkitwale ku town hall yabwe e Zanzibar. Ndabe oba banakigaana. Naye webale nnyoo webalire ddala bwino Ono omulunji okuzaama.
Okello did the right thing . Arabs deserv:ed it . Arabs were enslaving African since ages . Read about ARAB SLAVE TRADE I wish Okello had fini;shed more Arabs . Okello was a very Devout and True Chr;istian ✝️✝️ Okello is an African HERO and Warrior 💪🏿💪🏿 God bless Okello 🤎
I am a 27-year-old Nigerian and I have never heard this story. Now I understand how powerful information is. Lack of information paralyzes progress
Paralyzes progress indeed! Our tradition of oral story telling is among the main impediments to our development. We don't value documentation and don't even realize how indispensable that 'habit' is. Document, scrutinize existing body of knowledge, add it to it, remove from it, strategize, etc., etc.; we just don't get it.
I am a 28 year old Nigerian and I have read a lot about the story. Most of the info here is propaganda. John Okello was no different from Adolf Hitler. He was deeply racist, and had no qualms with shedding innocent blood. Scholars still debate whether the massacre he led in the Arab neighborhoods of Zanzibar could be classified as genocide. What is not up for debate is that it is a disgusting act. It is to the discredit of revolutionaries like Nyerere and Babou that they benefited from this crime against humanity.
Through "Nigerian eyes" a Christian overthrowing a Muslim monarchy violently "can never happen". Especially after the civil war, which wasn't inspired by religion but politics. The nation is still "licking it's wounds from that episode"! No one wants a return to those "dark days".
This is noteworthy.
Okello did the right thing .
Arabs deserv:ed it . Arabs were enslaving African since ages .
Read about ARAB SLAVE TRADE
I wish Okello had fini;shed more Arabs .
Okello was a very Devout and True Chr;istian ✝️✝️
Okello is an African HERO and Warrior 💪🏿💪🏿
God bless Okello 🤎
@@oceejekwam6829 Okello did the right thing .
Arabs deserv:ed it . Arabs were enslaving African since ages .
Read about ARAB SLAVE TRADE
I wish Okello had fini;shed more Arabs .
Okello was a very Devout and True Chr;istian ✝️✝️
Okello is an African HERO and Warrior 💪🏿💪🏿
God bless Okello 🤎
I am surprised as a Ugandan who learnt about some East African history at school that i had never heard this incredible story. Thank you
Okello did the right thing .
Arabs deserv:ed it . Arabs were enslaving African since ages .
Read about ARAB SLAVE TRADE
I wish Okello had fini;shed more Arabs .
Okello was a very Devout and True Chr;istian ✝️✝️
Okello is an African HERO and Warrior 💪🏿💪🏿
God bless Okello 🤎
you probably skipped class. came across his history as early as my primary though not in depth.
@@thomaslamony8962 Okello did the right thing .
Arabs deserv:ed it . Arabs were enslaving African since ages .
Read about ARAB SLAVE TRADE
I wish Okello had fini;shed more Arabs .
Okello was a very Devout and True Chr;istian ✝️✝️
Okello is an African HERO and Warrior 💪🏿💪🏿
God bless Okello 🤎
Me too. They have hidden a lot of history
That’s incredible sad! Keep his work and story alive! He is a hero to Africa!!!!
John Okello wrote a book, an auto biography, about 1972. However the book didn't see light in Uganda as it was banned by Idi Amin. Thanks for bringing him to the fore.
I Will look for it thanks
Yes because the book was.full of lies
Could Amin read the english language?
@@oudneynaluube605 a president always keep advisers around him to work for him
@@oudneynaluube605 dude was murder
To be honest as an Ethiopian some of us think it's only us fought colonialism, but you are opening our eyes and we thank you for that,
Long live the Field Marshall ,he is a hero.
Read about Dedan Kimathi and the Mau Mau uprising from Kenya
Our grand parents told us the lango migrated from a place called "abicinia" which is present day Ethiopia, so cheer up mate, same blood
@@mauricemuthiani5913 So why you Kenyan or Chikenya people's until now 21 century you keep obeying white people's? Why don't you wake up from this nonsense?
@@ojokandrew366 Okello did the right thing .
Arabs deserv:ed it . Arabs were enslaving African since ages .
Read about ARAB SLAVE TRADE
I wish Okello had fini;shed more Arabs .
Okello was a very Devout and True Chr;istian ✝️✝️
Okello is an African HERO and Warrior 💪🏿💪🏿
God bless Okello 🤎
Okello did the right thing .
Arabs deserv:ed it . Arabs were enslaving African since ages .
Read about ARAB SLAVE TRADE
I wish Okello had fini;shed more Arabs .
Okello was a very Devout and True Chr;istian ✝️✝️
Okello is an African HERO and Warrior 💪🏿💪🏿
God bless Okello 🤎
Africans are not easy to fight for. Brave and clever man he was. May his soul rest in peace. His legacy should never be forgotten by Africans.
África we’re our own enemy 😪
Yes he won't be forgotten by the families of those he killed cruelly. He was aided by the christian foreigners, now he carries all the blames by his own black Africans . He was cruelly killed,his corpse never to be seen, exactly what he did to his African fellows in Zanzibar. He killed his own unarmed African brothers,expecting to make Znz Christian country
Big joke. They are still ruled
@@111dudi Stop lying. The short lived revolution in Zanzibar was a revolution against the cruel rule by the minority Omani Arabs. There was nothing particularly religious about it.
@@111dudi and Zanzibar is a Christian country alas!
This is how Africans treats its heroes. Till the day we Africans truly knows and acknowledges the value of each and every human and natural resources at our disposal,we will be forever the doormat of mankind !
My apologies he wasn't a hero ... the worst man in the earth on the eyes of the zanzibarians .... he contributed to overturn zanzibarians government not arab Sultan as they propaganda by lying to people. Zanzibar got it's freedom in December 1963 and these fools they Invaded it in January 1964 the blackest day for the life of zanzibarians ... these people were used by British to take over zanzibar... with their small slavery intellectual... they agreed and made the zanzibar creep for the rest of the time ... he is the worst man for zanzibarians
This channel never fails to deliver. You are unquestionably among the best content makers. Your extensive research, broad knowledge, humour, video editing and everything else that goes into your videos does not go unnoticed
I've learned more about recent African history from this channel in the past two years than I did during twelve years of (American) public school.
Educators everywhere would do well to emulate the clarity and intelligibility achieved by this channel's creators and presenters.
Regards,
Kev
Kudos! An interesting political history of Africans' struggle.
About Arab to bulling African peoples is not true, all Zanzibarian mixed with African even sultan himself
Kevin, this is not History and you'd probably learn more talking to your neighbour than you could acquire in the American public school system. It is a well presented documentary series (kudos to the Producers), but it is agenda driven, light on critical research and errs on the side of jingoism/Afro-centrism in place of delivering a wholistic appraisal of people and events.
@@ZatariMChow can you say East Indians and Arab races didn't oppress people of Zanzibar? They were racist to the core and oppressed Zanzibaris in all facets of life. That's why Mr. John Okello taught them a lesson that their generations would never forget
That's incredible considering your people don't want African American history taught in schools. Hypocrite.
He is indeed an African Hero. The African Union should induct him into the African Hall of Fame.
Okello did the right thing .
Arabs deserv:ed it . Arabs were enslaving African since ages .
Read about ARAB SLAVE TRADE
I wish Okello had fini;shed more Arabs .
Okello was a very Devout and True Chr;istian ✝️✝️
Okello is an African HERO and Warrior 💪🏿💪🏿
God bless Okello 🤎
Alongside Idi Amin ... seriously do some research on the guy ... he was a genocidal maniac!
@@frankyyaggabot6222 You mean it?
@@Jonny_1878 I mean putting Okello in the hall of fame of Africans would be as ridiculous as putting Idi Amin there (although some people seem to find merit in these two maniacs - both were genocidal, both enjoyed killing and torture, at least one was indicted for rape, another was reputedly a cannibal (or respected the tradition in his tribe of eating his enemies ... pick your interpretation)!
@@frankyyaggabot6222 I based my judgement on what I read on this platform. The story never gave the negative aspect of the man. In fact, I never read or heard of the exploits of the man before I encountered the story from the documentary on this channel. For the fact that he was portrayed as emancipator of Africans from the clutches of the Arab overlords, hence my recommendation.
As for Idi Amin Dada, I heard and read much about his atrocities while he was the Head of Government in Uganda; for having such opportunities to know much about him I wouldn't have endorsed his personality and the character he represented.
I come from the same village with him, he grew up with my father and uncle in the present day alebtong district in northern Uganda.
Okello did the right thing .
Arabs deserv:ed it . Arabs were enslaving African since ages .
Read about ARAB SLAVE TRADE
I wish Okello had fini;shed more Arabs .
Okello was a very Devout and True Chr;istian ✝️✝️
Okello is an African HERO and Warrior 💪🏿💪🏿
God bless Okello 🤎
Pole sana ndugu. He did a great job in the liberation struggle of Zanzibar!
My apologies he wasn't a hero ... the worst man in the earth on the eyes of the zanzibarians .... he contributed to overturn zanzibarians government not arab Sultan as they propaganda by lying to people. Zanzibar got it's freedom in December 1963 and these fools they Invaded it in January 1964 the blackest day for the life of zanzibarians ... these people were used by British to take over zanzibar... with their small slavery intellectual... they agreed and made the zanzibar creep for the rest of the time ... he is the worst man for zanzibarians
I admire the magnitude of courage the Luo community bare .
Okello did the right thing .
Arabs deserv:ed it . Arabs were enslaving African since ages .
Read about ARAB SLAVE TRADE
I wish Okello had fini;shed more Arabs .
Okello was a very Devout and True Chr;istian ✝️✝️
Okello is an African HERO and Warrior 💪🏿💪🏿
God bless Okello 🤎
Africans are careless with their heroes.
@@gracenjuguna7292 Well said Sis..eganathwo yare iria yeka atia? Geitheka +44 London Locked.
What did they do, say?
I had never heard of this Field Marshall,thank you for telling us this powerful and sad ending story of one of many overlooked African Historical figures.Field Marshall John Okello was a young charismatic leader who rose up against Arab oppression and won,but he did not have proper ideological training to have kept ideals of a Revolution in tact.So he let fame get to his head and became more a cult of personality rather than a full liberator.
Speaking of overlooked Historical figures,hope you can do an article on Joshua Nkomo from Zimbabwe and his adviser Herbert Chitepo,those 2 were ones who laid the platform for Zimbabwe Revolution,they deserve much more credit than they get.
ruclips.net/video/CgMs7ILLs_g/видео.html
....... Yeah cause Rhodesia wasn't the economic and agricultural dynomo Zimbabwe is ........... SAID NO ONE EVER
The culture the Znzibati have is of the Arabs, the religion is of the Arabs, the tourists sites are often Arabs,the language is of the Arabs, the civilisation the Zanzibaris have are of the Arabs, but they dont appreciate. Tell me is Zanzibar a free country? NO.
Okello did the right thing .
Arabs deserv:ed it . Arabs were enslaving African since ages .
Read about ARAB SLAVE TRADE
I wish Okello had fini;shed more Arabs .
Okello was a very Devout and True Chr;istian ✝️✝️
Okello is an African HERO and Warrior 💪🏿💪🏿
God bless Okello 🤎
@@111dudi Okello did the right thing .
Arabs deserv:ed it . Arabs were enslaving African since ages .
Read about ARAB SLAVE TRADE
I wish Okello had fini;shed more Arabs .
Okello was a very Devout and True Chr;istian ✝️✝️
Okello is an African HERO and Warrior 💪🏿💪🏿
God bless Okello 🤎
Well narrated history. Field Marshal Okello comes from my land. He fell victim to the intricacies of revolutions; he never positioned himself well for leadership.
He has no knowledge of any Military leadership background or any track record instead he has been used behind the scene with CIA and Operation London Bridge to take down innocent Zanzibarian in order to finished Key point of Zanzibar Empire and make sure never stand again
This story has been used to full you around behind scene always is that why they do to get full support of public image through their dirty work
Pre determine Solution or create problem with anticipate solution before ur eyes and u will find ur self support.
I’m Zanzibarian Omanian and I can tell you for the fact if it was not this guy I would n’t suffer to the rest of my life
Cause he was most influence contribute killing 20 thousands innocent people in Zanzibar and people they support this genocide
For more doing ur own research
U can find many example from COVID19 Which they never tell u the truth
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They will introduce though biometric connect with 5G tower through ur electronic device or ur body in future all this come through NEW WORLD ORDER another word if you like.
These elite will do anything to place u on trap to support their evil
Good luck
Okello did the right thing .
Arabs deserv:ed it . Arabs were enslaving African since ages .
Read about ARAB SLAVE TRADE
I wish Okello had fini;shed more Arabs .
Okello was a very Devout and True Chr;istian ✝️✝️
Okello is an African HERO and Warrior 💪🏿💪🏿
God bless Okello 🤎
That's your take? There was nothing intricate about Okello, his solution to everything was kill, kill, kill ... Julius Nyerere kicked him out and Idi Amin finished the genocidal maniac off (and when Idi Amin thinks you're a threat to him ... odds are you're a very bad man).
He never positioned himself well for leadership.What do you mean? He was a very ethical military personnel who differentiated politics from military work.He didn't abuse his attestation to the military ethos like many do.That is the 💎💎 quality of a military personnel.
"Uneducated masses" shouldn't mean "low life and arbitrarily cruel"
No one on the face of this Earth is more fatuous & unlettered than an Arab!
Okello did the right thing .
Arabs deserv:ed it . Arabs were enslaving African since ages .
Read about ARAB SLAVE TRADE
I wish Okello had fini;shed more Arabs .
Okello was a very Devout and True Chr;istian ✝️✝️
Okello is an African HERO and Warrior 💪🏿💪🏿
God bless Okello 🤎
I beg to disagree.
"Uneducated masses" means "We, the People" in the eyes of private school-educated elite.
Remember that.
I'm happy this story is told by one of us.... (an African)
The pure Truth is that there's a special place in Lango sub-region northern Uganda East Africa, mostly of the credible stories, achievement, revolution, and natural wisdom emmerged from here, and God is still loading more Greater thing ahead!
Thank you. I learnt something new today.
When that sombre music kicks in at the end really gets you.
as a historian,in mosthistorical power struggles ,change of power,and revolutions,the kingmaker is usually the first to go as he/she knows all the weaknesses,strengths and skeletons in the closet of the new King/Queen....!
I am Ocen Julius, I come from this district, Alebtong. This area, Alebtong district in northern Uganda has produced great leaders including Akii Bua, from Abako, first Ugandan Olympic gold medalist, Bishop Oyanga, from Omoro, Roman Catholic, Bishop Acur Okodi, from Aloi, Anglican bishop, Bishop Okello Tom, from Abako, Pentecostal, Bishop, Okodi William, from Anara, Anglican bishop, even Milton Obote, former president of Uganda was sent to parliament by community from Alebtong. east Lango, others include flight captain Atyang from Aloi, Alebtong, flight captain Odepe Saul from Kakira Aloi, etc.
Finally someone Uploaded this! Yet to watch and rate!! Was a great Luo!
Che Guevara of his day .
Was patiently waiting for this one!
Considering that I was reading about the Zanzibar revolution a couple of weeks ago I’m ready for this one.
Thanks very much for remembering the Field Marshall John Okello! I think it was either here or in an African Biographics video that I pleaded to do a video on the leader of the Zanzibar revolution. Thanks so very much this is a history that should be thought to all Africans. Okello is a great man
Okello his just evil like other hypocrites around the world.
First of all he’s not Zanzibarian why we would agree to coupe Sultan of Zanzibar If would have interests save Humanity through slave market he should start with operation London Bridge not 20 thousands innocent Zanzibarian
You don’t have to save humanity by going after beautiful girl and rape them front of their parents because of Arabs status while their jus citizen have nothing to do with slave trade going their life day by day to find daily means
Rape the whole family front their father wife children.
And you are say his Great man !!!
Did you make that assessment after you knew he initiated the killing of 20,000 defenceless civilians? Can you please elaborate on what was great about that and your thoughts as to why persons such as Julius Nyerere (who found him disgusting) were wrong?
@@frankyyaggabot6222 any human being supposed to do good one to another not killing each other.
I don’t think would be appropriate for any one to come to ur home and says I’m here to save u but I have to kill you first to get ur freedom while already have. And u can enjoy ur freedom on grave while we will replace ur way of life for good
@@97digitalmedia67 So your thoughts on Okello who came to 'save' the slaves in 1964 (who'd been freed by the Zanzibaris under pressure from the British in 1897) have changed? A man who committed ethnic cleansing and was reviled by Julius Nyerere (and most East African leaders at the time). How about Zanzibar today ... used to be the main economic power in the region and now it is bankrupt (can't even provide electricity and water for its people without Western aid). The island employs Kenyans (rather than Tanzanians) in the tourist industry because most Tanzanians can't speak English (another misguided policy) ... things turn out well?
@Franky Yaggabot I value and respect John Okello a million times more than your Julius Nyerere who found him “disgusting”! Without Okello there would still be an Arab sultan in Zanzibar till this day. Don’t be naive
I never heard of this story and yet I am a Ugandan...May his soul rest peace!
If there is a heaven and hell, then he will surely go to hell. He is responsible for the brutal rapes & murders of thousands of innocent people who had nothing to do with the despised ruling elite apart from sharing the same religion and ethnicity: ruclips.net/video/5Lvgmy689Sg/видео.htmlsi=z6z6_c_osHx7Ztse
This story made my day in life you have to stand up for your right because no one will stand for you.
Wow!! Thank you for featuring this incredible story of which I'd never heard.
Revolutionaries die, but the legends live forever! Long live the Field Marshal!
Another anti-colonial movement that is under researched and less talked of is the Ramogi Rebellion in Acholi land in Northern Uganda. We need a video and a well researched documentary by an African about it.
Okello did the right thing .
Arabs deserv:ed it . Arabs were enslaving African since ages .
Read about ARAB SLAVE TRADE
I wish Okello had fini;shed more Arabs .
Okello was a very Devout and True Chr;istian ✝️✝️
Okello is an African HERO and Warrior 💪🏿💪🏿
God bless Okello 🤎
Keep the stories coming and educating us on this joyous history. Huge heartfuls of respect and love to you .
So happy to have discovered this channel!
As A Black American I learned about John Okello In All Black Schools ( before intergreationi ,) while in the Eight Grade. My History Teacher Was A Member Of SNCC From The 1960s Many Years Ago ( he wasn't supposed to teach that but did anyway) We always learned something about Blk People Worldwide during the post Civil Rights Movement era!
Mr Okello in my opinion had the correct t analysis!
John Okhello is a definition of the right man in the right place at the right time-without him I’m not sure if or how the Zanzibaris could have freed themselves.
Zanzibar had get freedom from England since 1963 and became member of united nation.
Okello used to destroy this freedom and now Zanzibar is not a member of UN this is fact
David was a great man of God, but God did not let David build the temple, because David was a man of war, and Solomon was a man of peace. Sometimes, a man of war is needed to free his people, but that man must wait for a man of peace to build the temple. It's such a sad thing that Zanzibar's David and Solomon were so hostile to eachother, and that both would end up assassinated within ten years of their triumph. The world needs to hear their story, and you've told it so well. Cheers.
Thanks
What an eloquent comment
Okello did the right thing .
Arabs deserv:ed it . Arabs were enslaving African since ages .
Read about ARAB SLAVE TRADE
I wish Okello had fini;shed more Arabs .
Okello was a very Devout and True Chr;istian ✝️✝️
Okello is an African HERO and Warrior 💪🏿💪🏿
God bless Okello 🤎
One of the Greatest Liberator in Africa. Okello revenged for the Africans who Died during the many years of Slavery under Arabs.
Okello did the right thing .
Arabs deserv:ed it . Arabs were enslaving African since ages .
Read about ARAB SLAVE TRADE
I wish Okello had fini;shed more Arabs .
Okello was a very Devout and True Chr;istian ✝️✝️
Okello is an African HERO and Warrior 💪🏿💪🏿
God bless Okello 🤎
Very interesting. I'd heard of the Zanzibari Revolution but not of John Gideon Okello. The Zanzibari people were clearly better off without their Arab overlords, and - sadly - better off without John Gideon Okello, a man who would clearly have morphed into another bloodthirsty dictator given half a chance. As for Revolution, it's a perfect illustration of Auden's observation that: Those to whom evil is done do evil in return. The Sultan should count himself lucky he got out alive.
We learn everyday. Thank you for this video. A lot of lessons to draw from this. Never knew about him before today & for someone that played such a pivotal role in that country's revolution, he should be more popular. He unfortunately was too ill-equipped strategically for post-revolution rule.
Okello did the right thing .
Arabs deserv:ed it . Arabs were enslaving African since ages .
Read about ARAB SLAVE TRADE
I wish Okello had fini;shed more Arabs .
Okello was a very Devout and True Chr;istian ✝️✝️
Okello is an African HERO and Warrior 💪🏿💪🏿
God bless Okello 🤎
My apologies he wasn't a hero ... the worst man in the earth on the eyes of the zanzibarians .... he contributed to overturn zanzibarians government not arab Sultan as they propaganda by lying to people. Zanzibar got it's freedom in December 1963 and these fools they Invaded it in January 1964 the blackest day for the life of zanzibarians ... these people were used by British to take over zanzibar... with their small slavery intellectual... they agreed and made the zanzibar creep for the rest of the time ... he is the worst man for zanzibarians
Okello is an unsung African hero. He is to be remembered for his contribution to the fighting against the oppression of the Blackman by the Arabs. In his time,communication wasn't as a tool,wasn't common and available for the spreading of information on the African Continent !
My apologies he wasn't a hero ... the worst man in the earth on the eyes of the zanzibarians .... he contributed to overturn zanzibarians government not arab Sultan as they propaganda by lying to people. Zanzibar got it's freedom in December 1963 and these fools they Invaded it in January 1964 the blackest day for the life of zanzibarians ... these people were used by British to take over zanzibar... with their small slavery intellectual... they agreed and made the zanzibar creep for the rest of the time ... he is the worst man for zanzibarians
THANK YOU FOR SHARING THIS VIDEO VERY HELPFUL AND INTERESTING AND INFORMATIVE.
It is refreshing to learn that a young black African man led a revolution that freed Zanzibar from colonialists, merchants of slavery and occupiers. Long live F.M. John Gideon Okello.
My apologies he wasn't a hero ... the worst man in the earth on the eyes of the zanzibarians .... he contributed to overturn zanzibarians government not arab Sultan as they propaganda by lying to people. Zanzibar got it's freedom in December 1963 and these fools they Invaded it in January 1964 the blackest day for the life of zanzibarians ... these people were used by British to take over zanzibar... with their small slavery intellectual... they agreed and made the zanzibar creep for the rest of the time ... he is the worst man for zanzibarians. He is the the reasons that zanzibarians are under African colonies.. I'm glad the way end his life what goes around comes around
Africa is rich in history but this history remains hidden from its people. Still so much to learn.
I grow up from the neighborhood of his home we have had the story in parts but this is so clear. Thanks
Hello from Canada.
Thank You for doing this Video.
This is my first time hearing of him. Keep the history coming.
Channels on RUclips like this make the world a better place.
Very hard work. You did it again. Carry on
What a character! A true African hero a had never about but will learn more.
Thank you for this.
@Zarkiola I see there are two sides to the story. Doesn't surprise me for in all this type of struggle, all of the things you mention happen.
Fun fact:
Freddy Mercury's family was actually living in Zanzibar at the time and they fled to england after Okello's takeover.
So Mr Field Marshal here might have indirectly helped create The Queen.
And then Freddy had to die slowly and painfully in England
@@hellenchoga9922 He need not died in England. He could have die anywhere.
@@answerman9933 or he’s country of origin 😉
@@hellenchoga9922 Exactly. It is as if Hellen Choga is blaming England.
@@answerman9933 not at all blaming 🏴. He died from his life style which has nothing to do with England
Many thanks for your work 👊🏾👍🏾👌🏾
Your welcome
Am learning soo much.History lessons should be taught like this at school.
Am great ful i helped
We should have more channels like this
As a family member (yes!), I am very disappointed that most of the narratives about this man has been deliberately distorted. I am compiling what I hope will be a more precise version of events, it is even more frustrating because every possible resource I come across is framed in a certain direction. Interestingly, some of the most objective analyses have come from the British library. Nonetheless, very proud to be associated to this history, and thanks to the channel!
*I only discovered very recently (5 years ago) that he was my maternal grand uncle; thanks to that very innocent trip to Zanzibar with my then girlfriend (now wife).
This was fascinating
Now I'm looking forward to watching every video on this channel.
Welcome aboard!
This man must be remembered and honoured by Africans and their leaders and take of his family now
Exactly. His statue should be Built in every historic slave dungeon across Africa as a tribute to all those Millions of Africans who perished in the hands of Arab and European Slave traders. Instead of these sell outs we celebrate like Mandela
He killed more Africans than the Arabs.
Okello did the right thing .
Arabs deserv:ed it . Arabs were enslaving African since ages .
Read about ARAB SLAVE TRADE
I wish Okello had fini;shed more Arabs .
Okello was a very Devout and True Chr;istian ✝️✝️
Okello is an African HERO and Warrior 💪🏿💪🏿
God bless Okello 🤎
Power hungry but weak men everywhere seeking to benefit from the sweat of others. Okello's day is coming. He will be remembered in a special way amongst the best of the black race. May his soul rest in peace. May those who mistreated him never find peace even in death.
My apologies he wasn't a hero ... the worst man in the earth on the eyes of the zanzibarians .... he contributed to overturn zanzibarians government not arab Sultan as they propaganda by lying to people. Zanzibar got it's freedom in December 1963 and these fools they Invaded it in January 1964 the blackest day for the life of zanzibarians ... these people were used by British to take over zanzibar... with their small slavery intellectual... they agreed and made the zanzibar creep for the rest of the time ... he is the worst man for zanzibarians
This how is how all oppressors should be treated.
I remember studying history of East, south and West Africa and My teacher repeatedly mentioned okello
Okello did the right thing .
Arabs deserv:ed it . Arabs were enslaving African since ages .
Read about ARAB SLAVE TRADE
I wish Okello had fini;shed more Arabs .
Okello was a very Devout and True Chr;istian ✝️✝️
Okello is an African HERO and Warrior 💪🏿💪🏿
God bless Okello 🤎
Very good historical analysis.
Good channel. Keep up the good work.
wow this is the best thing have heard all day such a determined man, living an ordinary life would have made a good leader though if not for few excess i love him
He had the spirit to free Africans from Arabs
Sad to see Zanzibar as impoverished Island where only western visitors enjoy
Thank you for such documentary 🙏
Our pleasure!
What a fascinating document.
Please continue we need our own Ugandan history I subscribed .🙌
I’m Ugandan and Okello is my middle name. Thank you for spreading our story!
thanks for the wonderful and useful information
Anytime
He is never appreciated in Zanzibar because he fought for a country that is not his,it’s weird.East or west home is the best
Same goes to all the black men who fought for the allied powers in World War II
@@positiveego5397 it's not the same. The blacks who fought for the whites in WW2 are called sell outs and biggest fools & basically mental Slaves. Okello is a true pan African
@Empress Ann you are right but I want you to understand that there was a time when all Africans knew that we were all one people especially east, central and southern Africa, people could move freely even a little after independence of most countries. Okello is a man who seeks justice and knows what it is. To him he was liberating his brothers and sisters from Arab slavery.
Sad if not for his effort they would still be slaves today
@@nosaidubor9499 Slavery ended in Zanzibar in 1897 - almost 70 years before Okello instigated his little genocide! Zanzibar was a self-sustaining country in 1900 (one of the richest in Africa) - today it cannot even provide electricity and water to its people without Western Aid.
This video is just so beautiful. 🔥
From childhood he was born a military genius very articulate driven by some rear excellence beyond measure
Okello did the right thing .
Arabs deserv:ed it . Arabs were enslaving African since ages .
Read about ARAB SLAVE TRADE
I wish Okello had fini;shed more Arabs .
Okello was a very Devout and True Chr;istian ✝️✝️
Okello is an African HERO and Warrior 💪🏿💪🏿
God bless Okello 🤎
He is truly a hero and that needs to be taught in all African schools.
My apologies he wasn't a hero ... the worst man in the earth on the eyes of the zanzibarians .... he contributed to overturn zanzibarians government not arab Sultan as they propaganda by lying to people. Zanzibar got it's freedom in December 1963 and these fools they Invaded it in January 1964 the blackest day for the life of zanzibarians ... these people were used by British to take over zanzibar... with their small slavery intellectual... they agreed and made the zanzibar creep for the rest of the time ... he is the worst man for zanzibarians
Very good narrative 👍🌺
He was like Nasiib-buundo of Somalia who also freed his fellow Bantu Somalis from enslavement by the other ethnic Somalis before and during colonization.
Those other Somalis are basically Arab left overs in Africa. Just like Arabs in Zanzibar. They have to be sent off from Africa once and for all
@@nairobinyeusi5811 that would mean all ethnic Somalis and all north Africans bro you must be racist like them in those days. Even the Habesha tribes mainly the Amhara were enslaving the Gala or oromo people back then and they don't consider themselves black do you include them in your fantasy expulsion program or you won't punish your fellow Habesha Christians for their ancestor's wrongdoings? Also the Habesha especially the Amhara still make fun of the oromo for being Kush by calling them names.
@@YOONKA-BUULADATV Those fools started a war they cannot finish. Africans will inevitably revisit and make them pay, especially those Arab cocoons in North Africa. Those semitic Mongrels too, be it Hebesha or Amhara will explain in details what business they had in Africa against the black race. And if you think it's a fantasy go ask your white demigods being killed in South Africa
@@nairobinyeusi5811 good luck revisiting history but idk why you think whites are demigods to me as a person from Somalia when we don't even submit to white people and we shown it in our history from the Portuguese assault on Barawe and Mogadishu that was a failure for them to the most recent one in 93 by the Americans unlike you hosting colonial base inside your country ever since they conquered Kenya. Also your old comment said Somali ethnic groups are left over Arabs which isn't true because we don't even share DNA with them only faith. Somali is more related to Omotic people and the Amazighs in Morocco that are non Arab than Arabs. We even have clans with Indian origin than Arab in Somalia from before the time Africa separated from Asia. Horn of Africa is not only the cradle of humanity but has also cross road for humanity for centuries you get all types of people some with blue eyes and tall and dark with Tutsi like features the blue print is here and also we use our native languages as official languages too unlike many Bantu majority countries. I also condemn what my ancestors done to the Somali bantus no human should become slave or subjugated regardless of their skin color or race.
Dedan kimathi was the most feared African during African liberation.
Hii sasa Nani amekuuliza....
I first heard of John Okelo in My history paper 1 class in A level .... this video has just remainded me that there is alot about African History that we do not celebrate.
Okello did the right thing .
Arabs deserv:ed it . Arabs were enslaving African since ages .
Read about ARAB SLAVE TRADE
I wish Okello had fini;shed more Arabs .
Okello was a very Devout and True Chr;istian ✝️✝️
Okello is an African HERO and Warrior 💪🏿💪🏿
God bless Okello 🤎
Heart breaking story. They only needed him to break free.
A coward like Karume is now celebrated and everything named after him! If not for Okello they will still be slaves today in Zanzibar and be ruled by the sultan
Actually in the island‘s official history they claim that Karume organized and led the revolution! So ungrateful a people they are
Heartwarming story.🤣
@@marandymbamara9099 Dear Marandy. Slavery was abolished in Zanzibar in 1897 (by the British). The 'revolution' (arguably state-capture) was organised by Karume in 1964 but Okello preempted it and took it too far by murdering an estimated 20,000 largely defenceless civilians. His actions were extremely embarrassing to both Karume and Julius Nyerere (which is why they are not so eager to acknowledge him in Tanzania - the fact that he is a foreigner (Ugandan) certainly plays a part). Your false perception of Okello ending slavery and the date that slavery actually ended on the island is out by about 70 years!
@franky yaggabot bro you’re in every channel and under every comment, when Arabs were enslaving Africans it was cool when we retaliate we’re the bad guy lol, even if slavery was abolished in the 1800s, those same Arabs been enslaving Africans in that same place for 500 plus. Were they just supposed to keep being oppressed? Piss off bro
History shall remain History,there is no harm in naming at least one street in Zanzibar,Nairobi,Dar Es Salaam,Kampala and his own village.To me Okello was a Hero.
The great man ever in East African history
I love the courage of this guy
Thanks for this forgotten history
Another good piece! May I recommend Joseph Jenkins Roberts of Liberia or Kenneth Kaunda from Zambia?
Thank you for the recommendation.
We want to hear about Thomas Sankara please, if you can 🙏.
I am glad for the details I heard today. Revolutionaries are quiet often consumed by revolution. Field Marshal Okello rest well.
Okello did the right thing .
Arabs deserv:ed it . Arabs were enslaving African since ages .
Read about ARAB SLAVE TRADE
I wish Okello had fini;shed more Arabs .
Okello was a very Devout and True Chr;istian ✝️✝️
Okello is an African HERO and Warrior 💪🏿💪🏿
God bless Okello 🤎
Tanzania owes him a great debt and should honour it.
Okello did the right thing .
Arabs deserv:ed it . Arabs were enslaving African since ages .
Read about ARAB SLAVE TRADE
I wish Okello had fini;shed more Arabs .
Okello was a very Devout and True Chr;istian ✝️✝️
Okello is an African HERO and Warrior 💪🏿💪🏿
God bless Okello 🤎
Oh ... they appreciate the state-capture of Zanzibar ... just couldn't stomach the way it was done (not like the RUclips commentators of today who are like ... shrugs, it was just a little genocide). Julius Nyerere kicked him out of the country and Idi Amin knocked him off (yep, Amin recognised genocidal maniacs when he saw them). Don't worry though, people forget and the new generation will probably find a statue for him somewhere ... just like they did with Kimathi!
@@frankyyaggabot6222 But Okello delet:ed 4000 Arabs too ☠️ 💀☠️😂😂
Okello was a great man 💪🏿💪🏿👍
@@bobfaam5215 Zanzibari not Arabs - and by that time many Zanzibari had assimilated Bantu DNA - so he was likely also killing many brotherly Africans (not that I imagine the distinction was made)!
@@frankyyaggabot6222 arabs would have never give up power peacefully
We know all our enemies🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲
Great work!
Am happy for the record of a man from my tribe
Me too
Could he have made changes in Zanzibar considering he was still a foreigner there ? Just asking.
Okello did the right thing .
Arabs deserv:ed it . Arabs were enslaving African since ages .
Read about ARAB SLAVE TRADE
I wish Okello had fini;shed more Arabs .
Okello was a very Devout and True Chr;istian ✝️✝️
Okello is an African HERO and Warrior 💪🏿💪🏿
God bless Okello 🤎
The was an excellent strategist, back stabbing in politics has come a long way
Thats right
Awesome video
The Zanzibaris should thank the these Kenyan Field Marshal okelo.
Okello did the right thing .
Arabs deserv:ed it . Arabs were enslaving African since ages .
Read about ARAB SLAVE TRADE
I wish Okello had fini;shed more Arabs .
Okello was a very Devout and True Chr;istian ✝️✝️
Okello is an African HERO and Warrior 💪🏿💪🏿
God bless Okello 🤎
He was Ugandan ... and most native Zanzibari hate him!
He was a langi from uganda not kenya but he was apan east africanist
Good job 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
What editing app do you use?
It's actually sad that Black Africans in Zanzibar today claim to descend from Oman and not Africa.
We need more education
Thanks for this.
Indeed.....You need more education because the world is the place of immigration or you mean the first person in this world came from Africa.
Which way some may view him he was a great African leader and revolutionary. I read about him in the DRUM magazine of those days in 1964 when I was in the primary school in Gusau Sokoto province of Sardauna days now Zamfara state where i was born and bred. He Led the revolution that drove the Arab slave drivers who had no respect for the native Black Zanzibaris. His name will soon be written in gold.
Today many African diasporas, populaces, populations, demographics, statistics, and calculations are still very disenfranchised by Non Africans and Africans still have troubles coming as one in oneness and openess yeah.
He deserved better for what he did to literally rescue Zanzibari’s from their Arab enslavers. _Much_ better…
hero
No: Rapist, colonialist, fantasist, liar and genocidal maniac! Why do you celebrate such people?
One of the greatest black men in history
Even in the zanzibar books of history he is never mentioned so sad despite the fact he single-handedly did the dirty work
Because he put Zanzibaris out of slavery of Arabs into slavery of his own. He had good intentions but had no proper plan or even mindset of a good leader.
@@hakimdiwan5101 by not mentioning him in the history books they are merely distorting & relegating known facts into the dark side of history serving no purpose at all except half truths being propagated I tend to differ with you picture this hypothetically if okello were to be the ruler vs the Arabs in power which one would be a lesser evil?
@@khalid8850 An evil is still evil, you don't understand that children's minds are malleable, if you present Okello as a face of revolutionary leader then you would have future generation who would look upto him as hero. Nobody can say for sure whether he rebelled because he actually cared or wanted to be ruler himself. His acts of evil would be too gruesome to write in books and thus risk of showing just one sided picture of him. It's for this reason why we were not thought about Hitler until the end of our school days. I don't want to see a generation grew up worshipping people like Okello as hero. It's tempting to like some black African who stood up against colonizers but if they are someone who put Africans out from one slavery to another they are best left to be talked about when kids grow up.
@@hakimdiwan5101 Okello did good. We know the Zanzibaris got attached to those Arabs with Islam. That's why they always side with their slave master. Okello revenged for the Millions of Africans who got shipped into Slavery through that Island. What those Arabs did to Africans is 1000 times worse. Okello was indeed sent by God and African ancestors to Liberate that slave dungeon. The Zanzibaris got mentally enslaved by Arabs that's why they even hate mainland Africans to date but it's the main Land Africans like Okello who had to go there and Liberate them. Africans like Okello, Menellik2 & Mau Mau should be celebrated more by Africans than Nelson Mandela who was a Big Sell out. You don't spare your enemy.
@@nairobinyeusi5811 Go home, you're drunk AF!
I salute you Field Marshal Okello.
Your story will be on the big screen one day sonnn
Musomesa webale kutuwa Kubwino Ono...nze njakufuna sente zange ngende e Zanzibar nkole ki Statue Kya Okello ekinene nkivuge nkitwale ku town hall yabwe e Zanzibar. Ndabe oba banakigaana.
Naye webale nnyoo webalire ddala bwino Ono omulunji okuzaama.
He lies about histrionic in ZANZIBAR
Lol
Please do so
Nice job Okeilo
Thanks for watching
GRATITUDE...... 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🏹🏹🏹🏹🏹🏹
Okello did the right thing .
Arabs deserv:ed it . Arabs were enslaving African since ages .
Read about ARAB SLAVE TRADE
I wish Okello had fini;shed more Arabs .
Okello was a very Devout and True Chr;istian ✝️✝️
Okello is an African HERO and Warrior 💪🏿💪🏿
God bless Okello 🤎