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*Birth, marriages, deaths, divorces: [http://anom.archivesnationales.culture.gouv.fr/caomec2/recherche.php?territoire=COMORES Comores État Civil] at ANOM; index & images | *Birth, marriages, deaths, divorces: [http://anom.archivesnationales.culture.gouv.fr/caomec2/recherche.php?territoire=COMORES Comores État Civil] at ANOM; index & images | ||
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The prefecture where the event took place has the civil registrations for births, marriages, and deaths.<ref>Thomas Jay Kemp, ''International Vital Records Handbook'', 7th ed., (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., c2017), p. 584.</ref> | The prefecture where the event took place has the civil registrations for births, marriages, and deaths.<ref>Thomas Jay Kemp, ''International Vital Records Handbook'', 7th ed., (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., c2017), p. 584.</ref> | ||
List of [https://www.citypopulation.de/en/comoros/admin/ Prefectures and | List of [https://www.citypopulation.de/en/comoros/admin/ Prefectures and Communes in Comoros] | ||
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In the 1790s, Malagasy warriors raided the islands of Comoros for slaves and crops. By the 1820s, the population was decimated. Slaves were brought from mainland Africa. These were traded to the French in Mayotte and the Mascarenes. In 1865, slaves were possibly as much as 40% of the population of Comoros. | In the 1790s, Malagasy warriors raided the islands of Comoros for slaves and crops. By the 1820s, the population was decimated. Slaves were brought from mainland Africa. These were traded to the French in Mayotte and the Mascarenes. In 1865, slaves were possibly as much as 40% of the population of Comoros. | ||
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