Comoros flag in 1978-1992

Last modified: 2005-07-30 by antonio martins
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• About the flag
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• Atypical depiction in official postage stamp

• Comoros’ historical flags

About the flag

In 13 May 1978 by a coup d’Etat of Bob Denard became to power to old president Abdallah. The flag was oficially changed 23 May 1978.
Jaume Ollé, 30 Mar 1997

On 13 May 1978, the French mercenary Robert “Bob” Denard, a.k.a. “Colonel Mustafa Madzihu”, overthrew Soilih and reestablished President Abdallah. The new Constitution, dated 1 October 1978, prescribed the Federal and Islamic Republic of Comoros. Red was excluded from the new flag, and the four stars were placed between the two points of the crescent, to symbolize reconciliation, according to Lux-Wurm [lux01].
Ivan Sache, 20 Apr 2002

According to an article in The Flag Bulletin [tfb] 174, in 1978 the field became all green again. The now enlarged and centred crescent still faced the bottom right but the stars were now arranged in a line between its horns.
Stuart Notholt, 22 May 1997

Following an invasion by mercenaries in which President Ali Soilih was killed, a former president, Ahmed Abdallah, was restored. The country wa