The Pocket Guide to World HistoryMadagascar. 1500 Portugal discovers. 1642 French. 1814 British. 1885 French protectorate. 1896 French colony. 1958 Self-government as Malagasy. 1960 Independent. 1975 = Democratic Republic of Madagascar. 1993 Republic. [Read more ...] 5249 © Copyright 2007 PocketHistory.com Hosted by BenLo Park |