Malagasy Protectorate
The Malagasy Protectorate was a French protectorate in what is now Madagascar. Through the protectorate, France attempted to control the foreign affairs of the Kingdom of Imerina through its representative at Antananarivo. France declared the island a protectorate in 1882 after reaching an agreement with Britain, which had been the first European power to establish a lasting influence and presence on the island that dated back to the arrival of London Missionary Society missionaries around 1820; Britain agreed to sanction French claims to Madagascar in exchange for French recognition of its claims to Zanzibar. The French justified the establishment of a protectorate on the basis of land claims over outlying islands like Nosy Be and Nosy Boraha and a treaty signed with a local leader of the
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Malagasy Protectorate
The Malagasy Protectorate was a French protectorate in what is now Madagascar. Through the protectorate, France attempted to control the foreign affairs of the Kingdom of Imerina through its representative at Antananarivo. France declared the island a protectorate in 1882 after reaching an agreement with Britain, which had been the first European power to establish a lasting influence and presence on the island that dated back to the arrival of London Missionary Society missionaries around 1820; Britain agreed to sanction French claims to Madagascar in exchange for French recognition of its claims to Zanzibar. The French justified the establishment of a protectorate on the basis of land claims over outlying islands like Nosy Be and Nosy Boraha and a treaty signed with a local leader of the
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Het Protectoraat Madagaskar wa ...... olonie werd, Frans-Madagaskar.
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Le protectorat français de Mad ...... 58, puis indépendante en 1960.
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The Malagasy Protectorate was ...... geria, where she died in 1917.
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1897-02-28
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Scramble for Africa
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Establishment of French Madagascar
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Protectorate of France
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Malagasy Protectorate
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Merina Kingdom
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French Madagascar
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Het Protectoraat Madagaskar wa ...... olonie werd, Frans-Madagaskar.
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Le protectorat français de Mad ...... Madagascar le 28 janvier 1896.
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The Malagasy Protectorate was ...... ned with a local leader of the
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Malagasy Protectorate
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Protectoraat Madagaskar
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Protectorat français de Madagascar
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Madagascar
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Malagasy Protectorate
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