Historical country records

Mayotte historical timeline

Mayotte

Date or termOfficeholder or eventCategory
c.1500Maore or Mawuti sultanate establishedLeaders
1832conquered by Andriantsoly, former king of Iboina on MadagascarLeaders
1833conquered by Mwali (Mohéli)Leaders
19 Nov 1835conquered by Ndzuwani (Anjouan)Leaders
1836independentLeaders
25 Apr 1841annexed by France (annexation ratified 13 Jun 1843)Leaders
25 Jul 1912 - 6 Jul 1975part of the French territory of the ComorosLeaders
24 Dec 1976French collectivité territorialeLeaders
11 Jul 2001status changed to collectivité départementaleLeaders
c.1700 - 17..Aisa (f) (regent)Sultans
17.. - 17..Monavo bint Mwinye Fani (f)Sultans
17.. - 1727Abu Bakr bin OmarSultans
1727 - 1752Salim bin Abi BakrSultans
1752 - 1790Boina KomboSultans
1790 - 1807SalimSultans
1807 - 1817Suhali bin SalimSultans
1817 - 1829Mawana Amadi bin Boina KomboSultans
1829Moge MukuSultans
1829 - 1832Boina Kombo bin AmadiSultans
1832 - 1833Andriantsoly (1st time)Sultans
1836 - 25 Mar 1841Andriantsoly (2nd time)Sultans
13 Jun 1843 - 11 Mar 1844Pierre Passot (1st time)Commandants-superior (subordinated to the governors of Île Bourbon/Réunion)
11 Mar 1844 - 17 Jun 1844Paul Charles RangCommandants-superior (subordinated to the governors of Île Bourbon/Réunion)
17 Jun 1844 - 22 Oct 1844Charles Louis Thiebault (acting)Commandants-superior (subordinated to the governors of Île Bourbon/Réunion)
22 Oct 1844 - Jan 1846Auguste Le Brun (acting)Commandants-superior (subordinated to the governors of Île Bourbon/Réunion)
Jan 1846 - Aug 1849Pierre Passot (2nd time)Commandants-superior (subordinated to the governors of Île Bourbon/Réunion)
11 Aug 1849 - 13 Jun 1851Stanislas Fortunat LivetCommandants-superior (subordinated to the governors of Île Bourbon/Réunion)
13 Jun 1851 - 18 Oct 1853Philibert BonfilsCommandants-superior (subordinated to the governors of Île Bourbon/Réunion)
18 Oct 1853 - 13 Dec 1854André Brisset (acting)Commandants-superior (subordinated to the governors of Île Bourbon/Réunion)
13 Dec 1854 - 15 Aug 1857Auguste Joseph VerandCommandants-superior (subordinated to the governors of Île Bourbon/Réunion)
15 Aug 1857 - 14 Aug 1860Charles Auguste MorelCommandants-superior (subordinated to the governors of Île Bourbon/Réunion)
14 Aug 1860 - 14 Dec 1864Charles GabriéCommandants-superior (subordinated to the governors of Île Bourbon/Réunion)
14 Dec 1864 - 8 Jul 1868Joseph Vincent Christophe ColombCommandants-superior (subordinated to the governors of Île Bourbon/Réunion)
8 Jul 1868 - 15 Apr 1869Joseph Hayes (acting)Commandants-superior (subordinated to the governors of Île Bourbon/Réunion)
15 Apr 1869 - 21 May 1869L.J. Leguay (acting)Commandants-superior (subordinated to the governors of Île Bourbon/Réunion)
21 May 1869 - 4 Mar 1871Joseph Vincent Christophe ColombCommandants-superior (subordinated to the governors of Île Bourbon/Réunion)
4 Mar 1871 - 1 Mar 1875Patrice Louis Jules Ventre de la Touloubre (1st time) (b. 1813 - d. ...)Commandants-superior (subordinated to the governors of Île Bourbon/Réunion)
1 Mar 1875 - 16 Sep 1875Claude Fontaine (acting)Commandants-superior (subordinated to the governors of Île Bourbon/Réunion)
16 Sep 1875 - 26 Dec 1875François Ferriez (acting)Commandants-superior (subordinated to the governors of Île Bourbon/Réunion)
26 Dec 1875 - 2 Jan 1878Patrice Louis Jules Ventre de la Touloubre (2nd time) (s.a.)Commandants-superior (subordinated to the governors of Île Bourbon/Réunion)
2 Jan 1878 - 9 Dec 1878Jean Roblin (acting)Commandants (subordinated to the governors of Réunion)
9 Dec 1878 - 7 Sep 1879Charles Vassal (acting)Commandants (subordinated to the governors of Réunion)
7 Sep 1879 - 16 Dec 1879Charles Bayet (acting)Commandants (subordinated to the governors of Réunion)
16 Dec 1879 - 31 Dec 1879Edouard Sasias (acting)Commandants (subordinated to the governors of Réunion)
31 Dec 1879 - 3 Mar 1885François FerriezCommandants (subordinated to the governors of Réunion)
3 Mar 1885 - Aug 1887Anne Léodor Philotée Metellus Gerville-Réache (b. 1849 - d. ...)Commandants (subordinated to the governors of Réunion)
19 Aug 1887 - 5 Sep 1887Paul Louis Maxime Celoron de Blainville (b. 1831 - d. 1889)Commandants (subordinated to the governors of Réunion)
5 Sep 1887 - 1888Paul Louis Maxime Celoron de Blainville (s.a.)Governors
4 May 1888 - 1893Clovis PapinaudGovernors
25 Apr 1893 - 1 Sep 1896Étienne Théodore LacascadeGovernors
30 Mar 1896 - 1897Auguste Pereton (acting)Administrators-superior (subordinated to the governors-general of Madagascar)
5 Aug 1897 - 11 Mar 1899Louis MizonAdministrators-superior (subordinated to the governors-general of Madagascar)
Mar 1899 - 8 Jul 1900Clovis PapinaudGovernors
18 Sep 1900 - 1902Pierre PascalGovernors
1902Louis Lemaire (acting)Governors
15 Oct 1902 - May 1904Alfred MartineauGovernors
1 Jun 1904 - 1905Jules Martin (acting)Governors
1905 - 1906Gaston JolietGovernors
3 Mar 1906 - 1907Fernand FoureauGovernors
26 Dec 1907 - 1908Paul Patté (acting)Governors
8 Sep 1908 - 1909Charles VergnesAdministrators (subordinated to the governors-general of Madagascar)
31 Mar 1909 - 1910Ernest BonnevalAdministrators (subordinated to the governors-general of Madagascar)
24 Feb 1910 - 1911Michel AstorAdministrators (subordinated to the governors-general of Madagascar)
1 May 1911 - 28 Sep 1911Frédéric EstèbeAdministrators (subordinated to the governors-general of Madagascar)
28 Sep 1911 - 25 Jul 1912Gabriel Samuel Garnier-MoutonAdministrators (subordinated to the governors-general of Madagascar)
Prefects (10 May 1982 - 24Feb 1988, commissioners of the republic)Administrators (subordinated to the governors-general of Madagascar)
21 Jul 1975 - 1976Younoussa BamanaAdministrators (subordinated to the governors-general of Madagascar)
23 Jun 1976 - 30 Apr 1978Jean CoussirouAdministrators (subordinated to the governors-general of Madagascar)
30 Apr 1978 - 15 Apr 1980Jean RigotardAdministrators (subordinated to the governors-general of Madagascar)
15 Apr 1980 - 24 Jan 1981Philippe Jacques Nicolas KesslerAdministrators (subordinated to the governors-general of Madagascar)
24 Feb 1980 - 25 Jan 1982Pierre SevellecAdministrators (subordinated to the governors-general of Madagascar)
25 Jan 1982 - 25 Nov 1982Yves BonnetAdministrators (subordinated to the governors-general of Madagascar)
5 Jan 1983 - 1984Christian PellerinAdministrators (subordinated to the governors-general of Madagascar)
1984 - 1986François BonnelleAdministrators (subordinated to the governors-general of Madagascar)
1986Guy DupuisAdministrators (subordinated to the governors-general of Madagascar)
1986 - 23 Nov 1988Akli KhiderAdministrators (subordinated to the governors-general of Madagascar)
23 Nov 1988 - 17 Oct 1990Daniel LimodinAdministrators (subordinated to the governors-general of Madagascar)
17 Oct 1990 - 24 Feb 1993Jean-Paul CosteAdministrators (subordinated to the governors-general of Madagascar)
9 Mar 1993 - 17 Jan 1994Jean-Jacques DebacqAdministrators (subordinated to the governors-general of Madagascar)
17 Jan 1994 - 20 Feb 1996Alain WeilAdministrators (subordinated to the governors-general of Madagascar)
20 Feb 1996 - 15 Jul 1998Philippe BoisadamAdministrators (subordinated to the governors-general of Madagascar)
31 Aug 1998 - 8 Oct 2001Pierre BayleAdministrators (subordinated to the governors-general of Madagascar)
8 Oct 2001 - 4 Jul 2002Philippe de MesterAdministrators (subordinated to the governors-general of Madagascar)
4 Jul 2002 - 17 Jan 2005Jean-Jacques BrotAdministrators (subordinated to the governors-general of Madagascar)
17 Jan 2005 - 1 Feb 2007Jean-Paul KihlAdministrators (subordinated to the governors-general of Madagascar)
1 Feb 2007 -Vincent BouvierAdministrators (subordinated to the governors-general of Madagascar)
2 Apr 2004 - 20 Mar 2008Said Omar OiliPresidents of the General Council
20 Mar 2008 -Ahmed Attoumani DouchinaPresidents of the General Council