similar to those that had been employed by their Chinese counterpart during the Cultural Revolution. Consequences As a result of Soilih's confrontational policies, France, the former colonial power in the islands, terminated all aid and technical assistance programs to Comoros. The teenage Moissy were viewed by the Comorian people as a repressive political police, and their intimidation tactics and often random and chaotic activity caused widespread resentment among the Comorian population. The teenage Moissy were armed with AK-47 assault rifles and behaved with outrageous arrogance, raping any women who resisted their advances and killing anyone who questioned their authority in the slightest. The commander of the Moissy was a 15-year-old, chosen only for his loyalty to the president. The humiliation of Comorian people at the hands of the Moissy and the undermining of their authority alienated the traditional leaders of the Comoros who resented the progressive elimination of age-old traditions. Growing discontent promoted by the political opposition resulted in four unsuccessful coup attempts against the Soilih regime during its two-and-a-half-year existence. On May 13, 1978, Soilih was finally overthrown by a force of 50 mercenaries, largely former French paratroopers hired by exiled former leader Ahmed Abdallah and led by French Colonel Bob Denard. The Moissy were worthless as soldiers and the French mercenaries almost effortlessly annihilated the Moissy in a few hours of fighting as the untrained and undisciplined rabble of the Moissy, who had never seen action before, were no match for the well-trained and experienced French mercenaries, most of whom were veterans of the elite Parachute units. In a few hours of fighting, the French killed hundreds of the Moissy without losing a single man in return. On the night of the coup, Soilih was discovered by Denard, who had kicked in the door to his bedroom, naked in his bed with three nude teenage schoolgirls, all of them high on marijuana watching a pornographic film. Denard recalled that Soilih was so stupid and high that he had to repeat several times his message that he was no longer president before Soilih finally realized he was now deposed. Abdallah became president, Soilih's policies were reversed, and the name of the country was changed to "Islamic Federal Republic of the Comoros". On May 29, Soilih was shot and killed; according to the government, he had attempted to escape from house arrest. Aftermath More than 10 years later, in 1989,