Comoros–North Korea relations
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Comoros–North Korea relations refers to the current and historical relationship between the Comoros and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), commonly known as North Korea. Neither nation maintains an embassy in their respective capitals. Formerly the DPRK had an ambassador stationed in Moroni.[1]
History
Diplomatic relations with North Korea were established soon after the Comoros gained its independence from France on 6 July 1975, on 13 November later that year.[2] This was during the rule of Prince Said Mohamed Jaffar, who had replaced President Ahmed Abdallah in a coup only months before. He himself was replaced in January 1976 by Ali Soilih, a revolutionary Islamic socialist and anti-colonialist. Soilih, in addition to implementing radical reforms, established close connections with many of the Cold War states which aided revolutionary movements. Among these were North Korea, which established an embassy in the Comoros within a year. On 18 January 1977, the first ambassador So Jinyong presented his credentials to Vice President Mohamed Hassan Ali, and made a visit to President Soilih.[1]
The
Only two months after this event Soilih was ousted and killed in a coup by French mercenaries, which reinstalled the former President Ahmed Abdallah. Abdallah's rule was strictly anti-communist, and on 3 December 1983 the Comoros became the only African state to break off diplomatic relations with the DPRK following the
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References
- ^ a b North Korea Quarterly. Vol. 10–13. Institute of Asian Affairs. 1977. p. 5.
- ^ "DPRK Diplomatic Relations" (PDF). www.ncnk.org. National Committee on North Korea. 2015. p. 4. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
- ^ Bunge, Frederica M., ed. (1982). Indian Ocean, five island countries. United States Department of the Army. p. 179.
- ^ Summary of World Broadcasts: Far East, Part 3. London: British Broadcasting Corporation. 1978.
- ISBN 0817980318.
- ^ Korea News Review. Vol. 16, 1–26. Seoul: The Korea Herald. 1987. p. 104.
- ^ Daily Report: East Asia. Vol. 18. NewsBank. 1996. p. 81.