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 *Meanwhile, Ndzuani (or Johanna as it was known to the British) continued to serve as a '''way station for English merchants sailing to India and the Far East,''' as well as '''American whalers'''. The '''British gradually abandoned it''' following their possession of Mauritius in 1814.
 *'''French settlers, French-owned companies, and wealthy Arab merchants''' established a '''plantation-based economy''' that used about one-third of the land for export crops. After its annexation, France converted Mayotte into a sugar plantation colony.
-In 1886, Mwali was placed under French protection by its Sultan Mardjani Abdou Cheikh. That same year, Sultan Said Ali of Bambao, one of the sultanates on Ngazidja, placed the island under French protection in exchange for French support of his claim to the entire island, which he retained until his abdication in 1910. In 1908 the islands were unified under a single administration (Colonie de Mayotte et dépendances) and placed under the authority of the French colonial Governor-General of Madagascar. In 1909, Sultan Said Muhamed of Ndzuani abdicated in favour of French rule. In 1912 the colony and the protectorates were abolished and the islands became a province of the colony of Madagascar.[30]
+*In 1886, Mwali and Ngazidja were placed under French protection. In 1908 the islands were unified under a single administration under the authority of the French colonial Governor-General of '''Madagascar'''.
+*In 1912, the colony and the protectorates were abolished and '''the islands became a province of the colony of Madagascar'''.
-Agreement was reached with France in 1973 for the Comoros to become independent in 1978, despite the deputies of Mayotte voting for increased integration with France. A referendum was held on all four of the islands. Three voted for independence by large margins, while Mayotte voted against, and remains under French administration. On 6 July 1975, however, the Comorian parliament passed a unilateral resolution declaring independence. Ahmed Abdallah proclaimed the independence of the Comorian State (État comorien; دولة القمر) and became its first president. The French recognised the new state.
+*Agreement was reached with France in 1973 for the Comoros to become independent in 1978. Mayotte remains under French administration. <ref>"Comoros", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comoros, accessed August 2021.</ref>
-<ref>"Comoros", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comoros, accessed August 2021.</ref>
 ==Emigration From Comoros==