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Meaning of the Flag

The national flag of the Union of the Comoros was designed in 2001 and officially adopted on 23 December of that year. It continues to display the crescent and four stars, which is a motif that has been in use in various forms since 1975 during the independence movement.

Flag History

1. 1963–1975
   

   The first official flag of Comoros was designed and adopted for local use in 1963 by Suzanne Gauthier, before Comoros gained its independence.
2. 1975–1978
   

   This design continued to be used after independence in 1975.
3. 1978–1992
   

   When Ahmed Abdallah returned to the presidency in 1978, the flag changed again.
4. 1992–1996
   

   With the adoption of a new constitution in 1992, the flag changed again, with the crescent and stars rotated to face upward rather than down and to the right.
5. 1995
   This flag shares the design to that of the Soviet-era and post-1995 Belarusian flags.
6. Present
   

   Current national flag.

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