 Since 1995, the subject of Mayotte has not been discussed by the General Assembly, and all the following referenda over Mayotte independence have shown a strong will of Mayotte people to remain French.Mayotte became an overseas department of France in March 2011 in consequence of a 29 March 2009 referendum.The outcome was a 95.5 per cent vote in favour of changing the island's status from a French "overseas community" to become France's 101st département.