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Republic of Madagascar

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Republic of Madagascar
Repoblikan'i Madagasikara
République de Madagascar
Flag of Republic of Madagascar
Flag
Coat of arms of Republic of Madagascar
Coat of arms
Location of Republic of Madagascar
Capital
and largest city
Antananarivo
Official languagesMalagasy
French
Dominant mode of productionCapitalism
GovernmentUnitary 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[edit | edit source]

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.

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