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Madagascar's First Republic (1960–1972) was established as a democratic system modeled on that of France and led by President Philibert Tsiranana. Popular unrest led to the socialist Democratic Republic of Madagascar under Admiral Didier Ratsiraka (1975–1992) distinguished by economic isolationism and political alliances with pro-Soviet states.
Parliamentary elections were held in Madagascar on 4 September 1960. [1] They were won by the Social Democratic Party, which claimed 76 of the 127 seats in the National Assembly. Voter turnout was 77.5%. [2]
The Malagasy Republic (Malagasy: Repoblika Malagasy, French: République malgache) was a state situated in Southeast Africa on the island of Madagascar.It was established in 1958 as an autonomous republic within the newly created French Community, became fully independent in 1960, and existed until the proclamation of the Democratic Republic of Madagascar in 1975.
The organization was founded on 12 September 1961 in Antananarivo by members of the Brazzaville Group of French-Speaking States developing out of a meeting held in Brazzaville in December 1960. Twelve francophone countries agreed to maintain close relationships but also a special relationship with the former colonial power , France.
26 June 1960 1 year, 56 days PSD: Position abolished Malagasy Republic (independent country) 1 Philibert Tsiranana (1912–1978) 1965 1972: 26 June 1960 11 October 1972 (resigned.) [a] 12 years, 107 days PSD: Ramanantsoa: 2 Gabriel Ramanantsoa (1906–1979) [b] 1972 (referendum) 11 October 1972 5 February 1975 (resigned.) 2 years, 117 days ...
“I wanted to show Madagascar’s cyclical crises,” Razanajaona tells Variety. “Because every 10 years, the same things always happen: Uprisings lead to failure.
Territorial changes of French Madagascar Entity Area (km 2) Predecessor entity Attached Detached Successor entity Madagascar: 587,040 Malagasy Protectorate: 28 February 1897 26 June 1960 Malagasy Republic: Mayotte: 374 Mayotte and Dependencies: 25 July 1912 27 October 1946 Territory of the Comoros: Anjouan: 424 Grande Comore: 1,148 Mohéli: 290
The baobab lineage originated in Madagascar roughly 21 million years ago and reached Africa and Australia sometime in the past 12 million years, the researchers found.