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Mohéli

• Island of the Comoros
• 1997–2002 internationally not recognized secessionist island-state
• own name: Mwali

Contents

• Flag

• Historical Flags

• Meaning/Origin of the Flag

• Map

• Numbers and Facts

• History

Flag

since 2002,
National flag,
ratio = 2:3,
Source, by: Wikipedia (EN)

Historical Flags

1891–1904,
National flag
ratio = 5:8,
Source, by: Wikipedia (EN)





1997–2002,
National flag,
ratio = 5:8,
Source, by: Wikipedia (EN)

Meaning/Origin of the Flag

From 1997 to 2002 a red flag was used on the island with a one-third broad golden stripe on the mast. From 2002 the flag is single coloured golden, but shows a large red star in the middle. Red is in the region of the Indian Ocean a flag color with a great tradition and wide dissemination, from the coasts of Arabia, over Zansibar to the Maldives, which stands in dense context to the islam. Red flags had and have all islamic dynasties, which come from the Alawites (Alides, descentants of Ali) like today Morokko or former North Yemen, the Arabian Emirates and Oman. Oman incorporated till 1730 the african eastern coast, to an in the today Mocambique. They moved their capital to Zansibar (ca. 1830) and founded a new empire which had its red flag, too. The flag of the Sultanate Mwali showed a wide green stripe on the mast – with silvery crescent and star – and in the rest of the bunting eight alternating red and white stripes. The green and crescent and star stood for the Islam, red and white are the ancient colors of Madagascar.

Source: Die Welt der Flaggen, Volker Preuß

Map

Position of the Comoros:

Source: CIA World Factbook

The Comoros:

Source: CIA World Factbook

Numbers and Facts

Area: 112 square miles

Inhabitants: 40.000

Density of Population: 357 inh./sq.mi.

Capital: Fomboni, 18.300 inh. (2012)

official Languages: French, Arabic

other Languages: Comoric (Shimwali)

Time Zone: GMT + 3 h

Source: Wikipedia (D)

History

1416 · Arabian colonization of the Comoros

to 1830 · Mohéli is part of the Sultanate of Ndzuwani (Anjouan)

1830 · migrants from Madagascar take over the island and establish the Sultanate of Mwali (Mohéli)

1886 · France establishes its protectorate over Mohéli

1889 · the island is administered from Anjouan Island

1909 · France annexes the island, the Sultanate of Mwali ends, annexion to the Comoro Islands

6th of July 1975 · independence of the Comoros

1997 · declaration of independence by Mohéli

1998 · civil war conditions

2002 · new constitution, Mohéli Island returns into the state of the Comoros

Source: Atlas zur Geschichte, Wikipedia (EN)