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French Colonization (1841-present)
The island of Mayotte was purchased by France in 1841 from the local sultan. In 1974 and 1976, Mayotte voted to forgo independence from France. Mayotte became an overseas department of France in 2011.[1]
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1844-1917
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Residents of Mayotte
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