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In 2007 March, a crisis occurs as [[File:Anjouan-icon.png]] [[Anjouan]]'s president [[File:Auth-icon.png]] [[Authoritarianism|Mohamed Bacar]] refuses to step down despite his term expiration. This led to a standoff and eventually a military intervention. In March 2008, the [[File:Africa-icon.png]] [[African Union]], with the support of Comorian and [[File:Tanzania-icon.png]] [[Tanzania|Tanzanian]] troops, launched an operation to oust [[File:Auth-icon.png]] [[Authoritarianism|Bacar]] and restore order. [[File:Auth-icon.png]] [[Authoritarianism|Bacar]] fled to [[File:Mayotte-icon.png]] [[Mayotte]] and later to [[File:Benin-icon.png]] [[Benin]], and new elections were organized to establish legitimate governance on [[File:Anjouan-icon.png]] [[Anjouan]]. | In 2007 March, a crisis occurs as [[File:Anjouan-icon.png]] [[Anjouan]]'s president [[File:Auth-icon.png]] [[Authoritarianism|Mohamed Bacar]] refuses to step down despite his term expiration. This led to a standoff and eventually a military intervention. In March 2008, the [[File:Africa-icon.png]] [[African Union]], with the support of Comorian and [[File:Tanzania-icon.png]] [[Tanzania|Tanzanian]] troops, launched an operation to oust [[File:Auth-icon.png]] [[Authoritarianism|Bacar]] and restore order. [[File:Auth-icon.png]] [[Authoritarianism|Bacar]] fled to [[File:Mayotte-icon.png]] [[Mayotte]] and later to [[File:Benin-icon.png]] [[Benin]], and new elections were organized to establish legitimate governance on [[File:Anjouan-icon.png]] [[Anjouan]]. | ||
In May 2010, [[File:Islam-icon.png]] [[Islam|Ikililou Dhoinine]] won the [[File:Presidentialism-icon.png]] [[Presidentialism|presidential]] election in the Comoros and succeeded [[File:Populism-icon.png]] [[Populism|Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi]]. [[File:Islam-icon.png]] [[Islam|Ikililou Dhoinine]], who had served as vice president under [[File:Populism-icon.png]] [[Populism|Sambi]], assumed the presidency later that year, continuing the political transition in the Comoros. He officially took office on May 26, 2011. | |||
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Revision as of 23:28, 25 June 2024
The Comoros, officially the Union of the Comoros, is an archipelagic country made up of three islands in 
Southeastern Africa, located at the northern end of the 
Mozambique Channel in the 
Indian Ocean. His capital and largest city is 
Moroni. The religion of the majority of the population, and the official state religion, is 
Sunni Islam. Comoros proclaimed his independence from 
France on 6 July 1975. The Comoros is the only country of the 
Arab League who is entirely in the 
Southern Hemisphere. Comoros is a member state of the African Union, the 
Organisation internationale de la Francophonie, the 
Organisation of Islamic Co-operation, and the Indian Ocean Commission. The country has three official languages: Shikomori, French and Arabic.
Some consider Comoros to be a part of the 
Swahili Coast regarding the distance because his culture is heavily influenced from his neighbors there.
Comoros claims that 
Mayotte, a French oversees territory, is theirs.
History
On 2001 December, Comoros decided to commit the adoption of a new 
constitution, transforming the 
Federal Islamic Republic of the Comoros into the new Union of the Comoros. This provided greater autonomy for the islands (
Grande Comore, 
Anjouan, and 
Mohéli) and granted them each their own president. This new constitution was part of a plan to bring stability to the Comoros following years of political turmoil and secessionist movements among the islands.
In April 2002, 
Azali Assoumani became the president of the Comoros after winning the 
presidential elections held under a new constitution.
In 2006 May, 
Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi wins the presidential election and succeeds Azali Assoumani.
In 2007 March, a crisis occurs as Anjouan's president 
Mohamed Bacar refuses to step down despite his term expiration. This led to a standoff and eventually a military intervention. In March 2008, the African Union, with the support of Comorian and 
Tanzanian troops, launched an operation to oust Bacar and restore order. Bacar fled to Mayotte and later to 
Benin, and new elections were organized to establish legitimate governance on Anjouan.
In May 2010, 
Ikililou Dhoinine won the presidential election in the Comoros and succeeded Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi. Ikililou Dhoinine, who had served as vice president under Sambi, assumed the presidency later that year, continuing the political transition in the Comoros. He officially took office on May 26, 2011.
