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The Comoros,officially the Union of the Comoros,is an archipelagic country in the Indian Ocean,at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel off the eastern coast of Africa. It shares maritime borders with Madagascar and Mayotte to the southeast,Tanzania to the northwest,Mozambique to the west,and the Seychelles to the northeast. Its capital and largest city is Moroni. The religion of the majority of the population,and the official state religion,is Sunni Islam. As a member of the Arab League,it is the only country in the Arab world which is entirely in the Southern Hemisphere. It is also a member state of the African Union,the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie,the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation,and the Indian Ocean Commission. The country has three official languages:Comorian,French and Arabic.
The history of the Comoros extends to about 800–1000 AD when the archipelago was first inhabited. The Comoros have been inhabited by various groups throughout this time. France colonised the islands in the 19th century,and they became independent in 1975.
The Union of the Comoros consists of the three islands Njazidja,Mwali (Moheli) and Nzwani (Anjouan) while the island of Mayotte remains under French administration. The Politics of the Union of the Comoros take place in a framework of a federal presidential republic,whereby the President of the Comoros is both head of state and head of government,and of a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Federal legislative power is vested in both the government and parliament. The precolonial legacies of the sultanates linger while the political situation in Comoros has been extremely fluid since the country's independence in 1975,subject to the volatility of coups and political insurrection.
Anjouan is an autonomous high island in the Indian Ocean that forms part of the Union of the Comoros. Its chief town is Mutsamudu and,as of 2006,its population is around 277,500. The total area of the island is 424 square kilometers.
Azali Assoumani is a Comorian politician and military officer who has served as President of the Comoros since April 2019. He was also president from 2002 to 2006 and 2016 to February 2019. He became head of state after staging a coup d'état in 1999 and was elected president in 2002,2016 and April 2019.
Mohéli[mɔ.e.li],also known as Mwali,is an autonomous island that forms part of the Union of the Comoros. It is the smallest of the three major islands in the country. It is located in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Africa and it is the smallest of the four major Comoro Islands. Its capital and largest city is Fomboni.
Hamada Madi,widely known as "Boléro",is a Comorian politician,former Prime Minister and interim President. He is Secretary General of the Indian Ocean Commission.
Mutsamudu is the second largest city in the Comoros. It is also the capital and largest city on the island of Anjouan as well the former home of former Comorian president Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi. It now houses a deep water port,an ancient citadel,and narrow streets with many shops and small crafts. The population in 2010 stood at 25,471.
The unicameral Assembly of the Union of the Comoros is the country's legislative body. It was established in 2004.
Sayyid Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi is a Comorian Islamic leader and politician,and former President of Comoros. He is popularly known as 'Ayatollah'. After easily winning the 14 May 2006 presidential election with 58.02% of the national vote,Sambi was inaugurated as President of the Union of the Comoros on 26 May 2006. It was the first peaceful transfer of power in the history of the Comoros.
Bahia Massoundi is a Comorian politician and government minister.
Early presidential elections were held in the Comoros on 24 March 2019 alongside regional elections. A second round would have been held on 21 April if required,but incumbent President Azali Assoumani was re-elected in the first round of voting.
Legislative elections were held in the Comoros on 19 January 2020;in constituencies where no candidate received a majority,a second round was held alongside local elections on 23 February. The elections were boycotted by the main opposition parties,including the two largest parties in the outgoing parliament,the Union for the Development of the Comoros and Juwa Party,in protest at constitutional reform and political repression,The result was a landslide victory for President Azali Assoumani's Convention for the Renewal of the Comoros,which won 20 of the 24 elected seats.
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached the Comoros on 30 April 2020,and by 4 May the first death was announced.
Events in the year 2020 in the Comoros.
Said Ali Kemal was a Comorian politician. He was the son of Prince Saïd Ibrahim Ben Ali and the grandson of Sultan Said Ali bin Said Omar of Grande Comore.
Loub Yakout Zaïdou is a Comorian midwife,administrator and politician serving as the current Minister for Health,Solidarity,Social Protection and Gender Promotion.
Hadjira Oumouri is a Comorian politician and midwife. She served from 2015 to 2020 in the Assembly of the Union of the Comoros,becoming the second woman elected to the body in the country's history.
The 2018–2019 Comoran protests were a series of mass protests and a deadly uprisings consisting of strikes,riots,demonstrations,and marches in opposition to president Azali Assoumani in Comoros in 2018–2019.
Ladaenti Houmadi is a Comorian politician.
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