Opération Oside

On 5 December 1989, France launches Operation Oside by sending paratroopers into Moroni at the request of the acting president, Said Mohamed Djohar  to ensure the maintenance of order after the assassination of his president, Ahmed Abdallah.

The supply command building Marne, of the Navy], including the [[staff managing this operation, was at anchor face Comoros. Admiral Bonnot, commander of the Maritime Forces of the Indian Ocean zone ( ALINDIEN) supervised the use of the elements of the Navy (ships, logistics, marine commandos ...).