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HISTORY. Madagascar was discovered by the Portuguese, Diego Diaz, in 1500. The island was unified under the Imérina monarchy between 1797 and 1861, but French claims to a protectorate led to hostilities culminating in the establishment of a protectorate on 30 Sept. 1895. Madagascar became a French Colony on 6 Aug. 1896 and the monachy was abolished on 26 Feb. 1897.
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Official sources: Publications of the Banque des Donnés de l’Etat include the Bulletin mensuel de Madagascar (from 1971); Situation Économique de Madagascar au I Janvier 1988; Inventaire Socio-Economique 1976–86 2 vols; Recensement Industriel Annue. (latest 1986). The
Government has published an Annuaire Officiel, 1987–88.
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Hunter, B. (1991). Madagascar. In: Hunter, B. (eds) The Statesman’s Year-Book. The Statesman’s Yearbook. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230271203_101
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