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Malagasy-Portuguese war (1548) Antanosy Antemoro: Portuguese Empire: Victory. Failure of Portuguese colonization [1] Antanosy-French war (1643–1674) Antanosy France: Victory. Destruction of French colony of Fort-Dauphin; Gourbeyre expedition (1829–1830) Merina Kingdom: France: Victory. France failed to regain the lost colonies of Tintingue ...
Madagascar's population is estimated to have declined by half from 5 million to 2.5 million between 1833 and 1839 from war, disease, slavery and other and violence. She also attempted to eradicate European and Christian influence in the country. [9] Christianity was made the state religion under Queen Ranavalona II (r. 1868–1883). In the ...
The Franco-Hova Wars, also known as the Franco-Malagasy Wars, were two French military interventions in Madagascar between 1883 and 1896 that overthrew the ruling monarchy of the Merina Kingdom, and resulted in Madagascar becoming a French colony. The term "Hova" referred to a social class within the Merina class structure.
The Merina King, Radama I, managed to unite Madagascar under one rule, benefiting from British weapons and military instructors. [1] He signed treaties with the British, allowing Protestant missionaries and outlawing the slave trade. [2] When Queen Ranavalona I took power in 1828, relationships with foreign powers gradually soured. By the mid ...
Following the end of the Second World War, several key Malagasy nationalist leaders attempted to achieve independence for Madagascar through legal means. [11] At the first post-war constituent assembly convened in Paris in November 1945 to draft the constitution of the French Fourth Republic , Madagascar was represented by two doctors named ...
Madagascar, then officially known as French Madagascar, was a French colony at the outbreak of the Second World War, having been under French administration since 1885. It played an important role in the war due to the presence of critically important harbors, the contribution of Malagasy troops, and was also the scene of fighting between ...
The Kingdom of Merina, also known as the Kingdom of Madagascar and officially the Kingdom of Imerina (Malagasy: Fanjakan'Imerina; c. 1540 –1897), was a pre-colonial state off the coast of Southeast Africa that, by the 18th century, dominated most of what is now Madagascar.
Embassy of Madagascar in Paris. In 2018, bilateral trade between both nations amounted to €999 million. [5] Madagascar's main export products to France include: textiles, agricultural and fish products whereas France's main exports to Madagascar include: mechanical and electrical machinery and processed food and drinks.