The Bahamas is known by an official name.
Operation Shed was a British plan for military intervention in Zanzibar following the 1964 Zanzibar revolution .. British. United Kingdom. Zanzibar. Zanzibar. 1964 Zanzibar revolution. Zanzibar revolution. It was one of a series of operations devised by the British to be implemented in the case of an attempt to seize power from President Abeid Karume by the radical left-wing Umma Party .. British. United Kingdom. Abeid Karume. Abeid Karume. Umma Party. Umma Party ( Zanzibar ). Shed succeeded the earlier Operations Parthenon and Boris and was an alternative to Operation Finery .. Parthenon. Operation Parthenon. Boris. Operation Boris. Operation Finery. Operation Finery. Shed would have involved an airlift of a battalion of troops to Unguja to provide support to Karume and to protect European citizens .. The risk of a coup passed by 29 April 1964 and it was determined that any intervention would be opposed by Karume 's forces and a Soviet training team .. Soviet. Soviet Union. With this in mind Shed was modified on 9 June to an airborne assault by Royal Marine commandos from HMS Centaur , which would then be supported by the landing of a battalion and armoured cars from Kenya .. Royal Marine. Royal Marine. The continuing presence of British and friendly nationals in Zanzibar complicated the matter and , around 23 September 1964 , Shed was replaced by Plan Giralda .. British. United Kingdom. Zanzibar. Zanzibar. Plan Giralda. Plan Giralda