Union of the Comoros Union des Comores (French) Udzima wa Komori (Swahili)
Table:
Union of the Comoros

الاتحاد القمري (Arabic)
al-Ittiḥād al-Qumurī/Qamarī
Union des Comores (French)
Udzima wa Komori (Swahili)

• Discovery by Portuguese explorers

1503

• Ngazidja, Ndzuwani, Mwali under French rule

1886

• Protectorate of the Comoros

6 September 1887

• Territory under French Madagascar

9 April 1908

• Overseas territory

27 October 1946

• State of Comoros

22 December 1961

• Independence from France

6 July 1975

• Federal and Islamic Republic of Comoros

24 May 1978

• Union of the Comoros

23 December 2001

• Current constitution

17 May 2009

Based on the table, identify if the claim is entailed, neutral, or refuted. Output only the JSON object {"answer": "YOUR ANSWER"}.

Sentence: Union of the Comoros has been independent for 50 years.

answer: refuted