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French Colonization (1883-1960)

Officially known as the Republic of Madagascar, Madagascar was invaded by France in 1883. In 1890, the country became a protectorate of France, but the government of Madagascar did not acknowledge the French authority. After a protracted war, France annexed Madagascar in 1896, and it became a French colony in 1897. In 1958, the Malagasy Republic was announced as a self-ruling state within the French community. A constitution was adopted in 1959, and full independence from France was declared in 1960.

Record collection	Years covered	Record type	Language	Who is in the records
French Overseas Civil Registration - images	1807-1917	Births, marriages, and deaths	French	Residents of Madagascar
Registres de l'état civil, 1841-1869 at FamilySearch - microfilm	1841-1869	Civil Registration	French	People who lived in Ile de Nossi-Be, Madagascar
Registres de l'état civil, 1823-1869 at FamilySearch - microfilm	1823-1869	Civil Registration	French	People who lived in Ile de Sainte-Marie, Madagascar
Death register, 1934-1940 at FamilySearch - images	1934-1940	Deaths	English	British nationals who died in Tamatave, Madagascar
Birth register, 1905-1921 at FamilySearch - microfilm	1905-1921	Births	English	British nationals born in Diego Suarez, Madagascar
Consulate birth register, 1863-1869 at FamilySearch - index & images	1863-1869	Births	English	British nationals born in Tananarive, Madagascar
Madagascar, Tananarive, British Consulate registers, 1865-1945 at FamilySearch - images	1865-1945	Births	English	British nationals born in Tananarive, Madagascar

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