anjouan

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The cluster includes the following incarnations of the same nation:

• Anjouan
• Anjouan (2007)

Establishment

• January 1998: In 1997, the islands of Anjouan and Mohéli declared their independence from the Comoros.

Chronology

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1. Secession of Anjouan and Moheli

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

• January 1998: In 1997, the islands of Anjouan and Mohéli declared their independence from the Comoros.
• 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.

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.

Disestablishment

• 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.