The number of Zanzibari killed outright in the revolution has never been clear. Estimates range from 2,000 to 20,000. What is clear however is that the casualties among the Para-military police and the Revolutionary militia were in the minority.
Inakisiwa tu kuwa ni kiasi ya watu 2,000 hadi 20,000. Hata hivyo, kilicho bayana ni kuwa idadi ya wahanga - miongoni mwa jeshi la serikali na lile la Mapinduzi ilikuwa ndogo mno.