The Malagasy Republic (Repoblika Malagasy) was an island country in the Indian Ocean, off the coast of Southeast Africa proclaimed on October 14, 1958, as an autonomous state within the French Community, The nation comprised the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands. A period of provisional government ended with the adoption of a constitution in 1959 and full independence on  June 26, 1960. It existed … Continue reading Malagasy Republic #322 (1961)