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In 1989, Bob Denard came back to the Comoros under his real name, Gilbert Bourgeaud, and murdered Abdallah on 27 November 1989. In spite of repeated attempts of coup, Said Mohammed Dzohar kept the power and a new Constitution was approved on 7 June 1992. The new flag was derived from the preceding one but details, according to Calvarin [clv02] were specified as follows:
According to an article in The Flag Bulletin
[tfb] 174,
in 1992 yet another variant saw the crescent and
stars now facing upwards.
Stuart Notholt, 22 May 1997
The stars pointing upwards and the crescent horns curving
more than 180 degrees, partially enclosing the four stars.
Graham Bartram, 22 Jul 1996
In fact is the same flag but the Constitution of 1992
define more (but not totally) the specifications.
Jaume Ollé, 30 Mar 1997
Also used with four stars in a semicircular
half-moon. The stars were tipped.
by Željko Heimer 25 Nov 1995
I suspect the difference is more based on local
variants. I have copies of the relevant constitutions
and I don’t recall any of them being particularly
explicit on the details of the flags.
Iain Walker, 10 Feb 1999
The Flag Bulletin suggests that the
green in the 1975 and
1992 flags may have
been lighter than in the others. Neither this change
of colour nor the positioning/orientation of the
crescent and stars appear to have any broader
significate. The chopping and changing of flags is,
in short, due to political factionalism.
Stuart Notholt, 22 May 1997