Timeline Sunday 6 July 1975

Events on Sunday 6 July 1975 1

• 1975 Comoros declares independence from France Islands split over independence vote Comoros unilaterally declared independence from France on 6 July 1975 after a referendum in which most islands voted to separate while Mayotte voted to remain French. Ahmed Abdallah became the country's first president. Mayotte's continued status as a French territory remained a lasting source of dispute.