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Comoros Government 1996
Federal Islamic Republic of the Comoros
Republique Federale Islamique des Comores
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Administrative divisions:
three islands; Grand Comore (Njazidja), Anjouan (Nzwani), and Moheli (Mwali)
there are also four municipalities named Domoni, Fomboni, Moroni, and
Mutsamudu
6 July 1975 (from France)
Independence Day, 6 July (1975)
French and Muslim law in a new consolidated code
18 years of age; universal
President Said Mohamed DJOHAR (since 11 March 1990); election last held 11
March 1990 (next to be held March 1996); results - Said Mohamed DJOHAR
(UDZIMA) 55%, Mohamed TAKI Abdulkarim (UNDC) 45%
Prime Minister Halifa HOUMADI (since 13 October 1994); note - HOUMADI is the
fifteenth prime minister appointed by President DJOHAR in the last three
years
Council of Ministers; appointed by the president
Federal Assembly (Assemblee Federale):
elections last held 12-20 December 1993 (next to be held by NA January
1998); results - percent of vote by party NA; seats - (42 total) Ruling
Coalition: RDR 15, UNDC 5, MWANGAZA 2; Opposition: UDZIMA 8, other smaller
parties 10; 2 seats remained unfilled
Supreme Court (Cour Supreme)
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Political parties and leaders:
over 20 political parties are currently active, the most important of which
are; Comoran Union for Progress (UDZIMA), Omar TAMOU; Islands' Fraternity
and Unity Party (CHUMA), Said Ali KEMAL; Comoran Party for Democracy and
Progress (PCDP), Ali MROUDJAE; Realizing Freedom's Capability (UWEZO),
Mouazair ABDALLAH; Democratic Front of the Comoros (FDR), Moustapha CHELKH;
Dialogue Proposition Action (DPA/MWANGAZA), Said MCHAWGAMA; Rally for Change
and Democracy (RACHADE), Hassan HACHIM; Union for Democracy and
Decentralization (UNDC), Mohamed Taki Halidi IBRAHAM; Rally for Democracy
and Renewal (RDR); Comoran Popular Front (FPC), Mohamed HASSANALI, Mohamed
El Arif OUKACHA, Abdou MOUSTAKIM (Secretary General)
ACCT, ACP, AfDB, AL, CCC, ECA, FAO, FZ, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, IDA, IDB, IFAD,
IFC, IFRCS (associate), ILO, IMF, INTELSAT (nonsignatory user), IOC, ITU,
NAM, OAU, OIC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WHO, WMO
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Diplomatic representation in US:
Ambassador Mohamed Ahamadu DJIMBANAO (ambassador to the US and Canada)
(temporary) care of the Permanent Mission of the Federal and Islamic
Republic of the Comoros to the United Nations, 336 East 45th Street, 2nd
Floor, New York, NY 10017
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US diplomatic representation:
none; ambassador to Port Louis, Mauritius, is accredited to Comoros
green with a white crescent in the center of the field, its points facing
upward; there are four white five-pointed stars placed in a line between the
points of the crescent; the crescent, stars, and color green are traditional
symbols of Islam; the four stars represent the four main islands of the
archipelago - Mwali, Njazidja, Nzwani, and Mayotte (a territorial
collectivity of France, but claimed by Comoros); the design, the most recent
of several, is described in the constitution approved by referendum on 7
June 1992
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