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of and on

Anjouan Anjouan (; also known as Ndzuwani or Nzwani, and historically as Johanna or Hinzuan) is an autonomous high island in the Indian Ocean that forms part of the Union of the Comoros. Its chief town is Mutsamudu and, , its population is around 277,500. ...

island (in the

Comoros Islands The Comoro Islands or Comoros (Shikomori ''Komori''; ar, جزر القمر , ''Juzur al-qamar''; french: Les Comores) form an archipelago of volcanic islands situated off the southeastern coast of Africa, to the east of Mozambique and northwe ...

) two times: 1782-1788 and 1792–1796. In 1788, he abdicated in favor of his granddaughter Halima.Anjouan dans l'histoire. Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales, 2000 He ruled a second time from 1792 to 1796.

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