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Flag Of Mohéli
The flag of Mohéli is a yellow field with a red star. It is similar to the flag of Vietnam. It was adopted in 2003. It replaced the previous flag, which was adopted when Mohéli became an autonomous island in 2002. Mohéli separatists formerly flew plain a red flag with a yellow hoist, based on the flag used during the reign of Sultan Jumbe Fatima bint Abderremane in the 19th century. Historical Flags File:Red_flag.svg, Flag of the Mwali Sultanate (1830-1868) File:Flag_of_the_Mwali_Sultanate_(1868-1871).svg, Flag of the Mwali Sultanate (1868-1871) File:Flag_of_the_Mwali_Sultanate_(1871-1886).svg, Flag of the Mwali Sultanate (1871-1886) File:Flag_of_the_Mwali_Sultanate_(1886-1891).svg, Flag of the Mwali Sultanate (1886-1891) File:Flag of the Mwali Sultanate.svg, Flag of the Mwali Sultanate (1891–1904) File:Flag of Mohéli.svg, Flag of Queen Djoumbé Fatima (1842-1867) Separatist flag (1997–1998) File:Flag of Mohéli (2002).svg, Official flag (2002–2003) Notes External ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohéli
Mohéli , also known as Mwali, is an autonomous island that forms part of the Comoros, Union of the Comoros. It is the smallest of the three major islands in the country. It is located in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Africa and it is the smallest of the four major Comoro Islands. Its capital and largest city is Fomboni. History Until 1830, Mohéli was part of the Ndzuwani Sultanate, which also controlled the neighbouring island of Anjouan. In 1830, migrants from Madagascar led by Abderremane, Sultan of Mohéli, Ramanetaka, who later changed his name to Abderemane, took over the island and established the sultanate of Mwali. In the mid-nineteenth century its ruler was Queen Jumbe-Souli. In 1886, France made the island a protectorate. Until 1889, Mwali had its own French Resident (title)#French colonial Residents, resident, but the island was then subjugated to the residency of Anjouan. The sultanate was crushed in 1909 when the French annexed the island. French colonial s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flag Of Vietnam
The flag of Vietnam, officially the National Flag of the Vietnam, Socialist Republic of Vietnam (), or (), also (), was designed in 1940 and used during an uprising against the French in southern Vietnam that year. The red background symbolizes revolution and bloodshed. The golden star represents the five main classes in Vietnamese society — intellectuals, farmers, workers, entrepreneurs, and soldiers. The flag was used by the Viet Minh, a communist-led organization created in 1941 to oppose Japanese occupation. At the end of World War II, Viet Minh leader Ho Chi Minh proclaimed Vietnam independent and signed a decree on 5 September 1945 adopting the Viet Minh flag as the flag of the North Vietnam, Democratic Republic of Vietnam."Decree number 5 of September 05, 1945" , ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jumbe Fatima Bint Abderremane
Jumbe may refer to: People *Aboud Jumbe (Aboud Jumbe Mwinyi, 1920–2016), president of Zanzibar from 1972 to 1984 *Friday Jumbe (born 1955), Malawian economist and politician *Jumbe Rajab Jumbe (1940–2005), Tanzanian Chadema politician *Salum Jumbe (born 1997), Tanzanian cricketer *Jumbes of Nkhotakota The Jumbes of Nkhotakota were a dynasty of Swahili Arab traders based in Nkhotakota, on the western shore of Lake Malawi. They were running an East-West caravan trade, exchanging cloths from the Swahili coast for ivory and slaves. They introduce ..., a dynasty of Swahili Arabs slave and ivory traders established in Malawi Other uses * Aerodyne Jumbe, a French paraglider design {{Disambiguation, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Djoumbé Fatima
Djoumbé Fatima (1837–1878), also known as Djoumbé Soudi or Queen Jumbe-Souli, was queen of Mohéli in Comoros from 1842 to 1865 and 1874 to her death in 1878. Early life Jumbe-Souli inherited the throne of the island of Moheli (Mwali) after the death of her father, King Ramanateka, also known as Sultan Abderahmane. Ramanateka was a Malagasy prince who ran away from Madagascar after the death of King Radama I. She was also a cousin of King Radama II. She had a sister, Jumbe-Salama, who died young. Her mother was Merina of Madagascar. Her father, General Ramanataka, was brother-in-law to Radama I, King of Madagascar. He died in 1842 and Djoumbé ascended to the throne. Her mother, Ravao, ruled as regent for a time and married her husband's former adviser, Tsivandini, in 1843. He became Djoumbé's tutor and started making arrangements for her marriage to the sultan of Zanzibar. Reign When the missionary David Griffiths returned to Moheli in 1841, expecting to meet her fath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comorian Culture
The Comoros,, ' officially the Union of the Comoros,; ar, الاتحاد القمري ' is an independent country made up of three islands in southeastern Africa, located at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel in the Indian Ocean. Its capital and largest city is Moroni. The religion of the majority of the population, and the official state religion, is Sunni Islam. As a member of the Arab League, it is the only country in the Arab world which is entirely in the Southern Hemisphere. Comoros proclaimed their independence on July 6, 1975. It is also a member state of the African Union, the ''Organisation internationale de la Francophonie'', the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, and the Indian Ocean Commission. The country has three official languages: Chi Comori, French and Arabic. The sovereign state consists of three major islands and numerous smaller islands, all in the volcanic Comoro Islands with the notable exception of Mayotte. Mayotte voted against independ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flags Of Africa
These are the various flags of Africa. Supranational and international flags An incomplete list of flags representing intra-African international and supranational organisations, which omits intercontinental organisations such as the United Nations: Flags of African sovereign states Flags of African dependencies Disputed or partially recognised states Flags of African subdivisions Angola Comoros Egypt Ethiopia Kenya Liberia Nigeria São Tomé and Príncipe Somalia South Africa Tanzania Flags of African cities Flags of cities with over 1 million inhabitants. Ethnic flags Historical flags Supranational and international flags See also * Armorial of Africa * Flag of the African Union ;Lists of flags of African countries * List of Algerian flags * List of Angolan flags * List of Burundian flags * List of Cameroonian flags * List of Comorian flags * List of flags of the Democratic Republic of the Congo * List of Djibouti flags * List of Egyptia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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