Mayotte Government - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Official name: Mayotte

Type: French overseas territority

Capital: Dzaoudzi

Legal system: represented in French Parliament by one deputy in the National Assembly and one member in the Senate; superior court of appeal

Branches: elected 17-member general council; appointed commissioner

Government leader: Christian PELLERIN, Commissioner of the Republic (since 1983);

Younoussa BAMANA, President of the General Council (since 1976)

Political parties and leaders: Mahoran Popular Movement (MPM), Zha M’Oere; Party for the Mahoran Democratic Rally (PRDM), Daroueche Maoulida; Mahoran Rally for the Republic (RMPR), Abdoul Anizizi

Communists: probably none

NOTE: The information regarding Mayotte on this page is re-published from the 1986 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Mayotte 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Mayotte 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.