Mitsamiouli is a city located on the island of Grande Comore

Grande Comore

Grande Comore is an island in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Africa. It is the largest island in the Comoros nation. Most of its population is of the Comorian ethnic group. Its population as of 2006 is about 316,600. The island's capital is Moroni, which is also the national capital...

 in 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...

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On 23 November 1996, Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961

Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961

Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961, a Boeing 767-260ER, was hijacked on , en route from Addis Ababa to Nairobi on a Bombay–Addis Ababa–Nairobi–Brazzaville–Lagos–Abidjan service, by three Ethiopians seeking political asylum in Australia. The plane crash-landed in the Indian Ocean near Comoros due to fuel...

 made a crash-landing in the shallow waters 500 meters off shore from Le Galawa Beach Hotel in Mitsamiouli. Of the 175 passengers, 125 died, despite rescue attempts by island residents and tourists.

Djoueria Abdallah

Djoueria Abdallah

Djoueria Abdallah is a Comorian politician. A midwife from Mitsamiouli village, she made history in 2004 by becoming the first woman to join the Assembly of the Union of the Comoros. She represented the first constituency of Ngazidja. As of 2007, she was still the only female member of the...

, the first female member of the Assembly of the Union of the Comoros

Assembly of the Union of the Comoros

The unicameral Assembly of the Union of the Comoros is the country's legislative body.The current Assembly of the Union, formed following elections held on 18 and 25 April 2004, has a total of 33 members. 18 member are directly elected in single member constituencies using the two-round system...

, comes from Mitsamiouli.