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.
Still fighting with the hijackers, Abate tried to ditch the aircraft in shallow waters 500 metres off Le Galawa Beach Hotel near Mitsamiouli at the northern end of Grande Comore island, however, at the last moment, one of the hijackers grabbed the controls.
Mitsamiouli (population 6,100) is a city located on the island of Grande Comore in the Comoros.
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On 23 November 1996, Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 made a crash-landing in the shallow waters 500 meters off shore from Le Galawa Beach Hotel in Mitsamiouli.
Said Mohamed Cheikh (1904–16 March 1970 in Mitsamiouli, Comoros) was the head of the Government of Comoros from 1962 until his death in 1970.Cheikh served in the French National Assembly from 1946–1962 and He was also the president of the Parti Vert and of the Governing Council.