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Main article: History of Madagascar
I Radama King of Madagascar
The first human settlement probably dates from the fourth century or shortly before, in any case there is no evidence that any human presence there before the birth of Christ. The ancestors of today Malagasies came from Indonesia, which is why the locals keep Asian traits, habits typical of Southeast Asia and a language of Malayo-Polynesian trunk. They also reached their pets, including the cebu, and shortly after his arrival died several animals endemic to the island, including the giant lemur, pig and an anteater Madagascar pygmy Hipopotamo similar to that currently in West Africa.
This was followed BANTU migration from the continent merged with the local population, especially in the eastern part of the island. In the early Middle Ages came the first Persian traders and by the year 1000, the Arabs. The result of your stay is in the northern part of the island is currently practiced Islam.
Antananarivo, Madagascar
Poster of a book by H. Galli on the French war in Madagascar.
Over the next two centuries, Portugal, Spain, Great Britain and France tried to settle on the coast, but were expelled by the resistance of the natives, who at the end of the seventeenth century had been unified under the Kingdom of Imerina, based on the plateau central. Finally, the French achieved their goal of building a commercial basis on the shores of Madagascar, sometimes by force and diplomatically, in the late eighteenth century. During the Napoleonic wars, the king of Imerina Radama I was on the side of the British, who increased their influence on the island at the expense of the French and the natives trained in the use of modern weapons. However, the death of Radama I was pursued in 1828 to the British, including the missionaries. During the reign of Radama II (1861’1863) introduced a series of modern reforms and Madagascar are opened by contact with French and British, which causes more traditional sectors and killed the king would reverse the changes. France annexed the island completely in 1895 after defeating Queen Ranavalona III. this is exile a year later, while also setting up a military command and French Madagascar French colony was proclaimed.
Already in 1916, the French had trouble with the secret, but managed to maintain order. France just lost control of the island during 1942, when the British occupied by the fear that Japan made with Madagascar. In 1943 he was handed over to Free France, and in 1946 ceased to be a colony and became French overseas territory. Esto no impidio que al ano siguiente estallase una revuelta que forzo a Francia a convocar elecciones en la isla, que ganaron los independentistas moderados. In 1960 Madagascar became independent of France and fully establishing a republic under the rule of Philibert Tsiranana, leader of the Social Democratic Party.
In 1975 there was a military coup that put the government in the hands of the frigate captain Didier Ratsiraka, who ruled with an iron fist until popular pressure in 1992 forced him to appoint a government of transition to democracy. Ratsiraka was defeated in the presidential election in 1993 by Albert Zafy, but won the legislative, which were held simultaneously. The tension between supporters of Ratsiraka’s government Zafy and led to the dismissal of the latter by the parliament in 1996, being replaced by Norbert Ratsirahonana. This was a close collaborator of Zafy who ruled under the shade until the 1997 elections in which Ratsiraka took power again.
Madagascar image taken from a satellite (September 2003)
Didier Ratsiraka retain power until the presidential elections of December 2001, when after some controversial results, its rival, the then mayor of Antananarivo, Marc Ravalomanana was declared the winner by a majority vote of the first round of elections, accusing the government of fraud , who had published some results that necessitated a second round.
The tension of the first half year of 2002 to threaten with the possibility of a civil war. Society and the Malagasy army was divided into two, with the capital Antananarivo turned into bastion of Ravalomanana, Ratsiraka led government while in the coastal city of Toamasina. The international community made several appeals for calm and dialogue. Ravalomanana managed to consolidate his power, while Ratsiraka was losing support. In June 2002, some countries like USA, Switzerland and Norway recognized as Ravalomanana’s government. … Pakistan elections in South Waziristan. Where to find us … africa. Asia. History. Marxist theory. Art and literature. Science. Our activities …
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