What the records say
- When
- 28 Sep 1995 – 3 Oct 1995
- Kind
- Military operation
- Coordinates
- 12.30° S, 43.70° E
- Description
- 1995 expedition of French armed Forces
Placed at the country: the source names no closer place.
Operation Azalee
1995 French removal of the Comorian provisional government
Operation Azalee was an expedition staged by France – involving its armed forces and special forces – which took place in 1995 to remove the provisional government of the Comoros that was led and put into power by French mercenary Bob Denard.
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- Wikidata: military operations, raids and air strikesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “opération Azalée, opération militaire française réalisée aux Comores visant à soumettre le mercenaire français Bob Denard après une tentative de coup d'État”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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