U.S. Orders Personnel to Leave Comoros as Three Die in Protests
- Opposition disputes outcome of vote won by former president
- Comoros has had at least 20 coups since independence in 1975
Comoros Gendarmerie officers stand on the back of a car as they disperse opposition supporters, in Moroni, on March 25.
Photographer: Gianluigi Guercia/AFP via Getty Images
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The U.S. government ordered its personnel to leave Comoros as clashes erupted in the Indian Ocean archipelago after this week’s contested election, leaving at least three people dead.
Opposition leaders dispute the outcome of a March 24 vote that the electoral authority said was won by Azali Assoumani, who’s ruled Comoros on three previous occasions. Assoumani changed the constitution last year to enable him to remain in office until 2029.