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| Republic of Madagascar Repoblikan'i Madagasikara République de Madagascar | |
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| Capital and largest city | Antananarivo |
| Official languages | Malagasy French |
| Dominant mode of production | Capitalism |
| Government | Unitary semi-presidential republic |
• President | Andry Rajoelina |
• Prime Minister | Christian Ntsay |
| Area | |
• Total | 587,041 km² |
| Population | |
• 2022 estimate | 28,172,462 |
Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country off the coast of East Africa.
History
The Democratic Movement for Malagasy Rejuvenation (MDRM) rebelled against the French colonizers in 1947. They began a ten-year guerrilla war for independence in which French killed tens of thousands of Malagasy.[1]
Madagascar had a Marxist–Leninist socialist government from 1975 to 1992, under the leadership of Didier Ratsiraka and the Malagasy Revolutionary Party.
References
- ↑ Vijay Prashad (2008). The Darker Nations: A People's History of the Third World: 'Paris' (p. 5). [PDF] The New Press. ISBN 9781595583420 [LG]