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+|Name=Comoros
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-==How to Find the Records==
+==Resources==
+===Online Resources===
+*Birth, marriages, deaths, divorces: [http://anom.archivesnationales.culture.gouv.fr/caomec2/recherche.php?territoire=COMORES Comores État Civil] at ANOM; index & images
 ===Offices to Contact===
-==Historical Background==
+The prefecture where the event took place has the civil registrations for births, marriages, and deaths.<ref>Thomas Jay Kemp, ''International Vital Records Handbook'', 7th ed., (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., c2017), p. 584.</ref>
-In the 1790s, Malagasy warriors raided the islands of Comoros for slaves and crops. By the 1820s, the population was decimated. Slaves were brought from mainland Africa. These were traded to the French in Mayotte and the Mascarenes. In 1865, slaves were possibly as much as 40% of the population of Comoros.
+List of [https://www.citypopulation.de/en/comoros/admin/ Prefectures and Communes in Comoros]
-In 1841, France gained control of the Comoros. Ships from Portugal, England, and the United States often stopped in Comoros.
+==Background==
-French settlers, French-owned companies, and wealthy Arab merchants established a plantation-based economy that used about one-third of the land for export crops. After its annexation, France converted Mayotte into a sugar plantation colony. The other islands were soon transformed as well...
+In the 1790s, Malagasy warriors raided the islands of Comoros for slaves and crops. By the 1820s, the population was decimated. Slaves were brought from mainland Africa. These were traded to the French in Mayotte and the Mascarenes. In 1865, slaves were possibly as much as 40% of the population of Comoros.
-to 1912, part or all of Comoros, was under French protection. In 1912, Comoros became of province of Madagascar
-In 1975, Comoros gained its independence from France.
-"Agreement was reached with France in 1973 for the Comoros to become independent in 1978, despite the deputies of Mayotte voting for increased integration with France. A referendum was held on all four of the islands. Three voted for independence by large margins, while Mayotte voted against, and remains under French administration. On 6 July 1975, however, the Comorian parliament passed a unilateral resolution declaring independence."<ref>Wikipedia contributors, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comoros Comoros], (accessed 30 November 2020).</ref>
+In 1841, France gained control of the Comoros. Ships from Portugal, England, and the United States often stopped in Comoros. French settlers and companies, as well as Arab merchants created plantations on all the islands. From 1886 to 1912, part or all of Comoros was under French protection. In 1912, Comoros became of province of Madagascar. In 1975, Comoros gained its independence from France.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comoros Comoros], (accessed 30 November 2020).</ref>
 ==Coverage and Compliance==
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