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Name: Comoros (French Colony)

Type: Polity

Start: 1922 AD

End: 1975 AD

Nation: comoros

Parent: france

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This article is about the specific polity Comoros (French Colony) and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.

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The Comoros is an archipelago in the Indian ocean, located northwest to Mozambique. Once divided in several small kingdoms, it was conquered by France and made a colony.

Establishment


  • January 1922: Comores and Mayotte are annexed by France.
  • Chronology


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    1. World War II


    Was a global conflict that lasted from 1939 to 1945 (it started sooner in certain regions) between the Axis Powers (mainly Germany, Japan and Italy) and the Allies (mainly the Soviet Union, the U.S.A., the U.K., China and France). It was the war with more fatalities in history. The war in Asia began when Japan invaded China on July 7, 1937. The war in Europe began when Germany invaded Poland on September 1, 1939. The war ended with the complete defeat of the Axis powers, which were occupied by the Allies.

    1.1.World War II (All other Vichy France Colonies)

    Refers to the events that happened in French Colonies that decided to be loyal to the German puppet state of Vichy France.

  • July 1942: British and British East African troops land on the island of Mayotte, in the Mozambique Channel, and secure it for seaplane base.

  • 2. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)


  • July 1975: The Comorian parliament passed a unilateral resolution declaring independence.

  • Disestablishment


  • July 1975: The Comorian parliament passed a unilateral resolution declaring independence.
  • Selected Sources


  • Williams, M.H. (1989): United States army in World War II - Special Studies - Chronology 1941-1945, p.44
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