Ordre de l'Étoile d'Anjouan
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The Ordre de l'Étoile d'Anjouan (Order of the Star of Anjouan) was a French colonial order of knighthood founded in 1874. It was established in 1874 by sultan Mohamed-Saïd-Omar
of the Comoros
island of Anjouan
, reorganised on 18 June 1892 and authorised and recognised by the French government on 12 September 1896. It was made a French Overseas Order in 1950.
In this case a local order was adopted by he French, although they reorganised and redesigned it. Another Anjouan orde, the Star of Said Ali
was not adopted.
The Ordre de l'Étoile d'Anjouan has five classes: Grande-croix, Grand-officier, Commandeur, Officier and Chevalier. It was not awarded from the institution of the Ordre national du Mérite
in December 1963 (it is one of the historical orders of France
) until its revival in 2000 by the sultan of Anjouan.
Said Ali bin Said Omar of Grande Comore
Said Ali bin Said Omar , was the Sultan or King of Bambao. He unified the eleven sultanates of the island of Grande Comore and became the first and last Sultan tibe or paramount king....
of the Comoros
Comoros
The Comoros , officially the Union of the Comoros is an archipelago island nation in the Indian Ocean, located off the eastern coast of Africa, on the northern end of the Mozambique Channel, between northeastern Mozambique and northwestern Madagascar...
island of Anjouan
Anjouan
Anjouan is an autonomous island, part of the Union of Comoros. The island is located in the Indian Ocean. Its capital is Mutsamudu and its population as of 2006 is about 277,500. The total area of the island is 424 sq. kilometers Anjouan (also known as Ndzuwani or Nzwani) is an autonomous island,...
, reorganised on 18 June 1892 and authorised and recognised by the French government on 12 September 1896. It was made a French Overseas Order in 1950.
In this case a local order was adopted by he French, although they reorganised and redesigned it. Another Anjouan orde, the Star of Said Ali
Star of Said Ali
The Star of Said Ali , also "Orde of the Ster van Said Ali" was instituted in 1886 by King Saidi Ali ibn Saidi Omar, ruler of Bambao, first king of the united Grande Comore...
was not adopted.
The Ordre de l'Étoile d'Anjouan has five classes: Grande-croix, Grand-officier, Commandeur, Officier and Chevalier. It was not awarded from the institution of the Ordre national du Mérite
Ordre National du Mérite
The Ordre national du Mérite is an Order of State awarded by the President of the French Republic. It was founded on 3 December 1963 by President Charles de Gaulle...
in December 1963 (it is one of the historical orders of France
Historical orders of France
This page is a list of the orders of knighthood and Orders of Merit awarded by France, in the order they were established or incorporated in France, and their origins.-485-987:*Order of Saint Remigius 485...
) until its revival in 2000 by the sultan of Anjouan.