Union of the Comoros

This article is about the specific polity Union of the Comoros 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. The archipelago unilaterally declared its independence from France in 1975. It assumed its current denomination in 1999.

Establishment

April 1999: Azali's coup.

August 1999: In 1999, Anjouan had internal conflicts and on August 1 of that year, the 80-year-old first president Foundi Abdallah Ibrahim resigned, transferring power to a national coordinator, Said Abeid.

Chronology

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1. Secession of Anjouan and Moheli

Secession of Anjouan and Moheli from the Union of the Comoros.

2. 2008 invasion of Anjouan

Was an amphibious assault led by the Comoros, backed by African Union (AU) forces, whose objective of the invasion was to topple Colonel Mohamed Bacar's leadership in Anjouan, an island in the Union of Comoros, when he refused to step down after a disputed 2007 election.

April 2007: In July 2007, Colonel Mohamed Bacar who was President of Anjouan, one of the three autonomous islands that make up the Union of the Comoros declared Anjouan to be independent of the Comoros.

March 2008: The invasion of Anjouan occurred on the early morning of 25 March 2008. The main towns were quickly overrun and the island was declared under the control of the invading forces the same day.