The retrospective history of the Republic of Madagascar

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Painful memories of the revolt of 1947: Nationalism or survival?
By Philippe Leymarie, Le Monde diplomatique, March 1997. On 29 March the Malagasies will commemorate the 50th anniversary of an uprising marking some of the first nationalist demonstrations in the French empire. France has maintained a veil of silence over the repression in which nearly 100,000 lives were lost, one of the major post-war colonial massacres.
Painful memories of the revolt of 1947: Deafening silence on a horrifying repression
By Philippe Leymarie, Le Monde diplomatique, March 1997. On 29 March 1947, a surprise attacks on the Tristani police camp at Moramanga, along with areas along the Bas-Faraony river and on the east coast town of Manakara. In spite of the element of surprise, the uprising failed elsewhere as the majority of the population did not follow suit.