Madagascar
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Madagascar was under French control from the late nineteenth century until 1960, when it gained full independence. Its culture mixes European, African, and South Asian influences.
The island of Madagascar is the fourth largest in the world.
Other Word Forms
- Madagascan noun
- anti-Madagascan adjective
- pro-Madagascan adjective
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In contrast, Aphaneramma fossils have been discovered in rocks of similar age in Svalbard in the Scandinavian Arctic, the Russian Far East, Pakistan, and Madagascar.
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French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday hosted Madagascar's new leader for talks after the African nation has taken steps to ramp up ties with Russia.
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French President Emmanuel Macron and Madagascar's new leader on Tuesday held talks and agreed to "renew" ties after steps taken by the former French colony to draw closer to Russia.
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After being controlled by the French, who brought in slaves from Madagascar and elsewhere to work coconut plantations, it was taken over by the British after the Napoleonic wars.
At least 38 people were killed when a cyclone slammed into Madagascar's second-largest city this week, authorities said Thursday, as Mozambique braced for the storm's arrival.
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