2) Comoros. The World Factbook. 2003
... Background:Unstable Comoros has endured 19 coups or attempted coups since gaining independence from France in 1975. In 1997, the islands of Anjouan and Moheli declared...

3) 2. Comoros. 2001. The Encyclopedia of World History
...2. Comoros 1975, July Comoros, formerly a French dominion, became independent under Pres. Ahmed Abdallah. The island of Mayotte remained a French dependency. 1 Aug...

4) Comoros. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...Comoro Islands in the Indian Ocean off southeast Africa between Mozambique and Madagascar. Settled by peoples from Africa, Indonesia, and Arabia, the islands were...

5) Mayotte. The World Factbook. 2003
... Background:Mayotte was ceded to France along with the other islands of the Comoros group in 1843. It was the only island in the archipelago that voted in 1974 to...

6) 1978. 2001. The Encyclopedia of World History
...Unity (OAU). He pursued a program of development financed by Gulf state allies. 1 1985-90 Comoros drew closer to South Africa, and Comoros mercenaries were accused...

7) Mayotte. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...An island of the eastern Comoros in the Mozambique Channel of the Indian Ocean. It remained a French territory after the other islands declared their independence...

8) .km. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...Comoros (in Internet addresses)...

9) Moroni. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...The capital of the Comoros, on Grand Comoro Island at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel. Population: 20,112....

10) Moroni. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Moroni, (moro´ne) (KEY) , town (1990 pop. 23,432), capital of Comoros, on Njazidja (formerly Grande Comore) island, at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel,...