Territory of the Comoros

The Territory of the Comoros (French: Territoire des Comores) was a French overseas territory consisting of the four main Comoro Islands (Grande Comore, Mohéli, Anjouan and Mayotte) that existed from 1946 to 1975. It was part of the French Union under the Fourth Republic, then part of the French Community established by the Constitution of the Fifth Republic from 1958.

Territoire des Comores
Overseas territory of France
Flag of the Territory of the Comoros
  TypeFrench overseas territory
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Colony of Madagascar and Dependencies
Mayotte
Comoros

In 1975 , following a referendum, the territory was divided - the islands of Grande Comore, Mohéli and Anjouan became independent under the new Union of the Comoros, while Mayotte voted to remain a French overseas territory, and later became the 101st French department in 2011.

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