Anjouan

Also called Nzwani. An island in the Comoros, about 340 miles (545 km.) west of the northern tip of Madagascar, and 280 miles (450 km.) east of northern Mozambique.

Ruler Name	Start Year	End Year	Notes	Kingdom
Muhammad I	c. 1500	c. 1506		Anjouan
Hasan	c. 1506	?		Anjouan
Muhammad II	?	?		Anjouan
Alimah I (Halima)	?	c. 1590	Female	Anjouan
Sayid Alawi	c. 1590	c. 1605	Regent	Anjouan
Hussein	c. 1605	c. 1610		Anjouan
Sayid Idarus	c. 1610	c. 1619	Regent	Anjouan
Sayid Abu Bakr	c. 1619	c. 1632	Regent	Anjouan
Alimah II	c. 1632	c. 1676	Female	Anjouan
Alimah III	c. 1676	c. 1711	Female	Anjouan
Sheikh Salim	c. 1711	1741		Anjouan
Sheikh Ahmad	1741	1782		Anjouan
Abdallah I	1782	1788		Anjouan
Alimah IV	1788	1792	Female	Anjouan
Abdallah I	r. 1792	1796		Anjouan
Alawi I	1796	1816		Anjouan
Abdallah II	1816	1832		Anjouan
Ali	1832	1833		Anjouan
Abdallah II	r. 1833	1836		Anjouan
Alawi II	1836	1837		Anjouan
Salim I	1837	1852		Anjouan
Abdallah III	1852	1891		Anjouan
To France	1866	1975	Mayotte Protectorate	Anjouan
Salim II	1891	1891		Anjouan
Said 'Umar	1891	1892		Anjouan
Said Ali (Muhammad)	1892	1912		Anjouan
To Colony of Madagascar	1914	1946		Anjouan
To Comoros	1975	2002	Opposed by Republic.	Anjouan
Republic of Nzwani	1997	2002	Opposed Union of Comoros.	Anjouan
Foundi Ibrahim Abdallah	1997	1999	First President of Anjouan.	Anjouan
Said Abeid Abdérémane	1999	2001		Anjouan
To Autonomous Government	2001	2008	Within Comoros.	Anjouan
Mohamed Bacar	2002	2007		Anjouan
Kaambi Houmadi	04/2007	05/2007	Interim	Anjouan
Dhoihirou Halidi	05/2007	06/2007	Interim	Anjouan
Mohamed Bacar	r. 06/2007	03/2008		Anjouan
Ikililou Dhoinine	03/2008	03/2008	Provisional; 5 days.	Anjouan
Lailizamane Abdou Cheik	03/2008	07/2008	Interim	Anjouan
To Union of Comoros	2008	Present		Anjouan
Moussa Toybou	07/2008	Present	Governor	Anjouan

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