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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 was proclaimed an Islamic republic and a new flag was
adopted. There appears to be uncertainty about both the shade of
green and the proportions of this flag.
[smi80] (a work in which
colour shades are not very reliable) has a dark green and states that
the proportions are approximately 3:5.
[cra90] also has dark green; the
proportions are not stated but
those of the illustration are 1:2.
[cra91]
has a green that is only slightly darker than normal; the proportions
of the illustration are 3:5.
[shw94], which uses illustrations
prepared by the Flag Institute, has a medium green;
proportions are not specified but the illustration is 3:5.
Vincent Morley, 29 Mar 1997
Lux-Wurm [lux01] says it was
2:3, Calvarin [clv02] says 3:5.
Ivan Sache, 20 Apr 2002
At http://www.comores-online.com/Comores-infosweb/,
the flag seems as that flag used between 1978-1992.
Horváth Zoltán, 27 Jan 2002
Strange indeed. I would propose the theory that this is an archival
photo, used in lack of a more recent one (a phenomenon which often causes
anachronical vexillological reports).
António Martins, 30 Jan 2002
Calvarin [clv02] reports an unofficial
(or simply erroneous) version of this flag, shown on a Comorian stamp. The
flag is 1:2 with a large crescent placed along the hoist and the four stars
placed vertically between the points of the crescent.
Ivan Sache, 20 Apr 2002