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The triangle seems to be both equilateral and reaching the center
of the flag, and the flag ratio is (consequently)
≅3:5.
Jan Zrzavy, 31 Jan 2002
Shipmate Flagchart
includes the new Comorian flag (with a triangle reaching the center of a
flag and with flag ratio 2:3) as a «new flag established by
referendum». As a source, the Flag Research
Center is mentioned.
Jan Zrzavy, 10 Jan 2002
There is a page
about the current flag (and
its
image), at the Mwzinet
/ Comores Online web site. Comparing it with the image above, the shade
of yellow seems darker (because it touches white?), while blue and green look
lighter and “greyer” — perhaps because the image
is overexposed? The looks also longer than one and a half the height of the
flag (an incorrect depiction in official use) and the crescent is more
“banana-like” (and much uglier) with the stars stacked by its side,
not “inside” it.
António Martins, 02 Mar 2003
The upright stars »of some most Comoros flag images« were based
on the official model supplied when the flag was adopted.
Christopher Southworth, 01 Oct 2006
On this
page of the IRINnews website by clicking on the pic we get a large photo
of a Union flag with a different arrangement of the stars.
Paraskevas Renesis, 13 Apr 2006
In this
IRINnews photo the stars are pointing to the fly. It may be the official
design, and perhaps even the only one in local use, as the legal documents
about the flag do not detail the orientation of the stars.
António Martins, 13 Apr 2006
The (huge) photo is still on line but not the article it was shown in.
Anyway, the validity of this flag is up to anyone’s guess; we can only be
sure that such a flag exist (for the photo is detailed enough to count the
stiches!); expert botanists may try to guess the location based on the canopy
visible in background… For what it is worth, IRINnews is expected to deliver
on-location stories.
António Martins, 30 Sep 2006
The colors of the horizontal stripes stand for the four islands: yellow
(Mohéli), white (Mayotte),
red (Anjouan) and blue (Grand
Comore).
Jaume Ollé, 25 Nov 2001
Political situation in Comoros has been troubled for years, with
more or less official support by France and
South Africa to different parties, repeated
intrusions of Bob Denard’s mercenaries, assassinations
of presidents, expulsion of the mercenaries by French troops…
Mayotte
is still French, but revendicated by Comoros Republic. Islands of
Anjouan and Moheli
are in quasi-permanent state of secession from the
Comoros Republic, sometimes aspiring to be re-attached to France.
Historically,
the Comoros islands have been amongst the rare states to
volunteer for French protectorate because these micro-states were
permanently threatened by Omani pirates (whose
capital was at that time Zanzibar) and
the neighbouring powerful Malgachian kingdoms
(not to speak about local rivalities and succession conflicts).
Anjouan was a sultanate and
Moheli a kingdom.
Ivan Sache, 12 Sep 1999
The republic of Comoros »was« overhauled, getting a new name, flag,
and constitution as part of a deal to end a three-year secessionist push by
one of its three islands, a senior government official
said. The reconciliation deal was signed Saturday by military ruler Col. Azali
Assoumane and separatist leader Lt. Col. Said Abeid Abderemanein, the secretary
general in the president’s office said Tuesday. The secretary general,
Mahmoud Saleh, said the overhaul will take place within the next 18 months.
«A lot is to change in Comoros, including symbols of the state such as the
name of the republic, the national flag, and constitution», Saleh said.
«But our internationally recognized borders and unity are to remain
intact».
Phil Nelson, 07 Sep 2000,
quoting from The Bergen Record
A political deal was signed between Comorian military leader Assoumani
and Anjouan separatist leader Abeid. Some confederacy called «new Comorian
entity» will be created. New flag…
Jan Zrzavy, 28 Aug 2000
The new name is: UDZIMA WA KOMORI /
L’UNION DES COMORES
Chrystian Kretowicz, 01 Feb 2002
According to BBC, about 75% of votes have favored the new constitution
of Comoros, with a 70% turnout in the Sunday referendum. The new flag of
the Comoro islands is almost certainly coming.
Jan Zrzavy, 26 Dec 2001
On 23 December
2001, a new Constitution
was adopted, which prescribed a new flag, hoisted on
31 December
2001.
Ivan Sache, 20 Apr 2002
We shown at the [Comorian] embassy [in Paris?] some
reconstructions to the person of the protocol and he
identified this as being the future version adopted.
This flag should be confirmed officially during this month. I don’t
know if the flag will be of 2:3 or 3:5.
Arnaud Leroy, 09 Jan 2002
At present, web sites of the government, the presidency, and UN
mission of the Comoros all still use the old
green flag.
Jan Zrzavy, 23 Jan 2002
This morning, I went to the Comoros Embassy in Paris, in order to ask
to an official some questions about their new Constitution and the new flag.
The flag hoisted at the Embassy is still the green one with white crescent.
Comoros are still in a (complex) transition period: the new
Constitution and the new flag are not in use. The diplomat
said to me that he was absolutely not sure about the new flag. Even the
official representation of Comoros don’t know anything about the flag
problem.
Jerôme Sterkers, 24 Jan 2002
A few official sites for the Comoros have been updated with the new flag, the one with the yellow-white-blue-red stripes and the green triangle charged with a white crescent and four white stars:
drap_new.jpg
[Note that "drapeau" is French for "flag".
Ed.].I’d note that
presidential webstite shows the
supposed new flag on the background of it’s main element, but that the
page background itself (though barely visible at 800×600) is the previous,
1996-2001 flag.
António Martins, 03 Feb 2002
On 13 March 2002, the Comorian Embassy in Paris still hoisted the
former flag.
Ivan Sache, 20 Apr 2002
TV coverage of the Arab League meeting at Beirut showed the
old flag of the Comoros flying from
the meeting hall as well as used as deskflag for the delegates.
So is the new flag introduced or not?
Marcus Schmöger, 28 Mar 2002
During the meeting for the foundation of the AU
(African Union) there was a quite large plate
visible (TV coverage 9 July 2002; Süddeutsche Zeitung 10 July
2002: p.1) with all the flags of the member states. The “new” flag
of the Comoros could be seen clearly, (at least for me) for the first
time.
Marcus Schmöger, 12 Jul 2002
Art. 1
- The Comorian Union is a Republic, made of the autonomous islands of Mwali (Mohéli), Maoré (Mayotte), Ndzuwani (Anjouan), N’gazidja (Grande Comore).
- The national emblem is yellow, white, red, blue, with a crescent towards the right and four white stars aligned from an extremity of the crescent to the other, in a green isocel triangle.
translated by Jòan-Francés Blanc, 23 Jan 2002
Art.1
- Union of Comoros States - Comorian Union is a republic, composed by Mayotte, Anjouan, Grande Comore and Mohéli.
- The national emblem is Red, Yellow, Blue, White, four stars and a green crescent.
translated from the French version by Jerôme Sterkers, 23 Jan 2002
Kan. 1
- Wo Udzima wa Komori wo Jamhuri ya tsanganya ye zisiwa za Mwali, Ndzuwani, Ngazija na Maore ikao ngizona uhuru wa ndani.
- Ye beramu ya twayifa nyikudu dzindzanu bile njeu nyora 4 na mwezi wa uheya wa mrututu.
quoted by Jerôme Sterkers, 23 Jan 2002
Art.1
- L’Union des Etats des Comores - Union des Comores est une République, composée des îles-Etats de Mwali, Ndzuani, N’gazidja et Maoré.
- L’emblème national est [Rouge, jaune, bleu, blanc, 4 étoiles, un croissant vert]
quoted by Jerôme Sterkers, 23 Jan 2002
This flag is avaliable
here
(image).
Joàn-Francés Blanc, 23 Jan 2002
And
here,
labelled «Drapeau provisoire qui n’a pas été
retenu» (provisional flag which was not kept).
António Martins, 02 Mar 2003
As many of small states, Comores Military Aviation (founded 1976)
operates small number of cargo and utility planes and 2 Helicopters. The book
[cos98] reports the national flag as fin
flash and naturally shows the old flag (see
example).
Dov Gutterman, 14 Jun 2004
See also:
The cover
picture for the
film
version of the
2004 play
Pauvres Comores / Maskini Komori, avaliable in compact cassete tape
and DVD, shows the «truculent comédien comorien Ibrahim
BARWANE» clad with a ripped mantel patterned after four
comorian flags: the Anjouan flag, the
Union (comorian national) flag, the
former national flag, and an unknown flag —
yellow over blue horizontal bicolor with crescent and four stars in a row,
comorian style, in white over all, the whole pointing to the upper fly. What
would this be?
António Martins, 13 Apr 2006
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