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Mohéli Mohéli , also known as Mwali, is an autonomously-governed island that forms part of the Union of the Comoros. It is the smallest of the three major islands in the country. It is located in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Africa and it is the ...

is a yellow field with a red star. It is similar to the

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. It was adopted in 2003. It replaced the previous flag, which was adopted when Mohéli became an autonomous island in 2002. Mohéli separatists formerly flew plain a red flag with a yellow hoist, based on the flag used during the reign of Sultan Jumbe Fatima bint Abderremane in the 19th century.

Historical flags

File:Red_flag.svg, Flag of the Mwali Sultanate (1830–1868) File:Flag_of_the_Mwali_Sultanate_(1868-1871).svg, Flag of the Mwali Sultanate (1868–1871) File:Flag_of_the_Mwali_Sultanate_(1871-1886).svg, Flag of the Mwali Sultanate (1871–1886) File:Flag_of_the_Mwali_Sultanate_(1886-1891).svg, Flag of the Mwali Sultanate (1886–1891) File:Flag of the Mwali Sultanate.svg, Flag of the Mwali Sultanate (1891–1904) File:Flag of Mohéli.svg, Flag of Queen

Djoumbé Fatima Djoumbé Fatima (c. 1837–1878), also known as Djoumbé Soudi or Queen Jumbe-Souli, was the Sultana (title), Sultana of Mohéli in Comoros from 1842 to 1865 and 1874 to her death in 1878. Early life Jumbe-Souli inherited the throne of the islan ...

(1842–1867), Separatist flag (1997–1998) File:Flag of Mohéli (2002).svg, Official flag (2002–2003)

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