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  2. First Madagascar expedition - Wikipedia

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    In the early 1880s however, the French colonial faction, the right-wing Catholic lobby and Réunion parliamentarians all advocated an invasion of Madagascar in order to suppress British influence there. [3] The non-respect of the Lambert Charter and the letter to Napoleon III were used by the French as the pretext to invade Madagascar in 1883. [2]

  3. Villars-class cruiser - Wikipedia

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    The Villars class of unprotected cruisers was a group of four ships built for the French Navy in the mid-1870s and early 1880s. The class comprised Villars , Forfait , Magon , and Roland . They were designed as part of a naval construction program aimed at modernizing the French fleet in the aftermath of the Franco-Prussian War , and were ...

  4. List of colonial governors of Madagascar - Wikipedia

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    Colony of Madagascar and Dependencies, 1930. In 1882, the French Third Republic established a protectorate over the Merina Kingdom on the island of Madagascar, with the consent of the United Kingdom. The French position on the island was solidified by the First Madagascar expedition (May 1883 to December 1885, the first phase of the Franco-Hova ...

  5. List of years in Madagascar - Wikipedia

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    List of years in Madagascar. Add languages. Add links. Article; Talk; ... Printable version; In other projects ... Twenty-first century. 2020s 2020 2021 2022 2023

  6. Category:History of Madagascar - Wikipedia

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    Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Pages in category "History of Madagascar" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total.

  7. Category:1880s books - Wikipedia

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    Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... Pages in category "1880s books" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.

  8. Franco-Hova Wars - Wikipedia

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    France invaded Madagascar in 1883, in what became known as the first Franco-Hova War, seeking to restore the cancelled concessions. With the signing of the Treaty of Tamatave in January 1886, the war ceased. Madagascar ceded Antsiranana (Diego-Suarez) on the northern coast to France and paid a hefty fine of 10 million francs.

  9. Category:1880s in Madagascar - Wikipedia

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