Reign 1842–1865
1874–1878 Coronation 26 May 1849, Fomboni | Died 1878 (1879) (aged 41) Name Djoumbe Fatima | |
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Predecessor Ramanetaka
Mohamed bin Saidi Hamadi Makadara Successor Mohamed bin Saidi Hamadi Makadara
Abderremane bin Saidi Hamadi Makadara Spouse Said Muhammad bin Nasser Mkadara, Prince Consort and Regent of Moheli | ||
Chama djoumbé fatima de mohéli à Nantes le 9/02/2019
Djoumbé Fatima (1837–1878), also known as Djoumbé Soudi, was queen of Mohéli in Comoros from the age of five until her death.
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Life
Her parents were Merina of Madagascar. Her father, General Ramanataka, was brother-in-law to Radama I, King of Madagascar. He died in 1842 and Djoumbé ascended to the throne. Her mother, Ravao, ruled as regent for a time and married her husband's former adviser, Tsivandini, in 1843. He became Djoumbé's tutor and started making arrangements for her marriage to the sultan of Zanzibar.
Ravao and Tsivandini divorced in 1846. Mayotte had recently been ceded to France, and the French, eager to develop their presence on Mohéli, arranged for a Madame Droit to serve as governess for Djoumbé. The French also arranged for her coronation at the age of 12, in 1849. Two years later she expelled the governess and married Saïd Mohammed Nasser M'Kadar, who was cousin to Zanzibar's sultan. M'Kadar became prince consort and ruled with Fatima until 1860, when he was ousted by the French. Fatima held on to the throne, marrying two sultans. She renounced the throne for her son. When the French returned in 1871, she was restored to the throne and ruled until her death in 1878.