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- adjective From
Anjou - proper noun One of the main island of the
Comoros - proper noun Someone from
Anjou
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Examples
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Comoros Islands comprises three islands namely Anjouan, Moheli and Grande Comoro.
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Under the current constitution, the next president must come from Anjouan, meaning that Azali, who is from Grand Comore and was elected in 2002, is ineligible to stand in the next polls that are expected in April.
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Comoros (officially "Union of the Comoros") is a nation composed of three islands (Ngazidja or "Grande Comore", Mwali or "Mohéli" and Nzwani or "Anjouan" in the Indian Ocean east of the African coast (Tanzania) and north west of Madagascar.
Comoros 2009
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The vessel was traveling between Grande Comore and the island of Anjouan when the accident happened.
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African Union troops invaded the island of Anjouan in 2008 after the island's president refused to give up office.
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In 1997, the islands of Anjouan and Moheli declared independence from Comoros.
Comoros 2009
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The African Union (AU) initially attempted to resolve the political crisis by applying sanctions and a naval blockade on Anjouan, but in March 2008, African Union and Comoran soldiers seized the island.
Comoros 2009
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Although the Comoros currently have no terrestrial protected areas, there is a plan under development to establish three terrestrial national parks, in Mount Karthala on Grand Comore, Ntringui in Anjouan and on Moheli, as well as two additional marine national parks to complement that already existing on Moheli.
Biological diversity in Madagascar and the Indian Ocean Islands 2008
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Sanctions could take the shape of travel restrictions and asset freezes such as those the AU imposed in the Comoros isle of Anjouan on
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Anjouan, a rebel island in the coup-prone Indian Ocean archipelago,
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