1897–1958 French colony off the coast of southeast Africa
Colony of Madagascar and Dependencies
Colonie de Madagascar et dépendances(French) Ny zanatanin'i Madagasikara sy ny miankina aminy (Malagasy)
1897–1958
Flag
Coat of arms
Anthem: La Marseillaise
Colony of Madagascar and Dependencies in 1930
Status
Colony of France (1897–1946) Overseas Territory of France (1946–1958)
Capital
Tananarive
Common languages
French · Malagasy · Comorian · Arabic
Religion
Christianity · Islam · Traditional beliefs
Governor-General
• 1897–1905 (first)
Joseph Gallieni
• 1946–1948 (last)
Jules Marcel de Coppet
High Commissioner
• 1948–1950 (first)
Pierre Gabriel de Chevigné
• 1953–1958 (last)
André Soucadaux
Prime Minister
• 1957–1958
Philibert Tsiranana
Historical era
New Imperialism
• Established
28 February 1897
• Autonomy
14 October 1958
Currency
French franc (1897–1925) Malagasy franc (1925–1945) Madagascar-Comores CFA franc (1945–1958)
ISO 3166 code
MG
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Merina Kingdom
Malagasy Protectorate
French Comoros
Banc du Geyser
Bassas da India
Europa Island
Glorioso Islands
Juan de Nova Island
Adélie Land
Amsterdam Island
Crozet Islands
Kerguelen Islands
Saint Paul Island
Malagasy Republic
French Comoros
French Southern and Antarctic Lands
Mayotte
Today part of
Madagascar Comoros France
French Southern and Antarctic Lands
Mayotte
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History of Madagascar
Ancient history
c. 500 BCE–700 CE
Exploration era
c. 700–1500
Merina Kingdom
1540–1897
French protectorate
1882–1897
French colony
1897–1958
First Republic
1958–1975
Second Republic
1975–1992
Third Republic
1992–2010
High Transitional Authority
2009–2014
Fourth Republic
2014–present
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The Colony of Madagascar and Dependencies (French: Colonie de Madagascar et dépendances) was a French colony off the coast of Southeast Africa between 1897 and 1958 in what is now Madagascar. The colony was formerly a protectorate of France known as Malagasy Protectorate. The protectorate became a colony, following Queen Ranavalona III's exile to Réunion.
In 1958, the colonial administration in Madagascar was abolished, and it became an autonomous territory of the French Community as the Malagasy Republic, which existed until 1975.
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