# Anjouan was first settled by sailors from Java who island-hopped along the northern Indian Ocean, possibly in the 4th century.
# By the 15th century, Shirazi and Yemeni trading people had introduced Islam and created a ruling Swahili-Arab-style elite who brought in slaves from the African mainland.
# Pirates of mainly French origin settled on the island, then known Johanna, and took advantage of weak sultanate rule to use it as raiding base in the days of the East India trade.
# France took over all the Comoros islands in 1886 and French is still used in Anjouan as well as Comorian, a form of Swahili.
# Since independence from France in 1975 there have been 20 coups and several attempts to go it alone.
# With a male-dominated culture, ownership of weapons is common, the weapon of choice being the Kalashnikov.
# Kevin Rushby, a respected travel writer, (reference below) says Anjouan is ?beyond the reach of Interpol?.
Read more at Suite101: Anjouan, Former Indian Ocean Pirates' Haven: Political Instability is Keeping the Paradise Island of Nzwani Poor
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