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Ramanetaka

d. 1842 · 19th century · Also known as Abderremane

Ramanetaka was a Merina prince and military governor from Madagascar who fled after the death of King Radama I and around 1830 seized the island of Moheli (Mwali) in the Comoros. He adopted Islam and the name Abderremane and ruled as sultan until his death in 1842, when his young daughter Djoumbe Fatima succeeded him.

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Ramanetaka. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/ramanetaka
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