The last quagga died in the Amsterdam Zoo on 12 August 1883.
The trick is the quagga were not a separate species. They are Burchell's zebras with a distinct color variation. While arguably a subspecies, the genes still existed in zebra populations.
Smithsonian: Quagga: The Lost Zebra
AoSHQ: Morning Report 08.12.19
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