An explorer born in this modern-day country named Salim bin Abakari wrote Journey to Russia and Siberia. Jeremy Prestholdt’s book Domesticating the World describes how this country’s “Johanna-men” imitated English titles and etiquette. In the 1780s, this modern country’s Shimasiwa-speaking prince Bwana Combo sparked invasions of Domoni and Mutsamudu by hiring [emphasize] foreign Sakalava navies from Boina. This country’s al-Maduwa dynasty ruled the Sultanate of Nzwani. One of Bob (*) Denard’s four coups in this country assassinated Ahmed Abdallah, who expanded its production of palmarosa, cloves, and ylang-ylang. This southernmost member of the Arab League became a “union” after the 1997 secession of Mwali and Anjouan. For 10 points, Mayotte voted not to join what island country in the Mozambique Channel that is led from Moroni? ■END■
ANSWER: Comoros [or Union of the Comoros, Udzima wa Komori, Jamhuriyat al-Qumur al-Mutaḥida, or Union des Comores; accept Comoro Islands, State of the Comoros, or Federal and Islamic Republic of the Comoros] (Denard overthrew Abdallah in 1976, was hired by him to overthrow Ali Soilih in 1978, and ordered his assassination in 1989 after profiting from his government.)
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