What is special about Andorra?

Posted by Keshav Jain on


          Andorrans haven’t been at war for almost a thousand years now. In the 1930s, France occupied the country to prevent the effects of the Spanish Civil war from entering Andorra. Though Andorrans declared war against Germany in the Second World War, they didn’t really send anybody to fight.



          According to legends, Andorra was founded by Emperor Charlemagne, a Frankish ruler. Andorrans are believed to have helped the emperor in defeating the Moors. The French Count of Foix and the Spanish Bishop jointly began to rule Andorra from 1278. Andorra practiced this feudal system until it was replaced by democracy in 1993. Even today, Andorra has two official heads- the Bishop of Urgel and the President of France.



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