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Haulme’s family business in Madagascar

Publication date 16/06/1967 From €100.00

Madagascar’s independence

At the beginning of the twentieth century Haulme’s family immigrated to southern Madagascar at Fort Dauphin. They cultivate sisal and are now the head of a modern company that actively participates in the economic activity of the region and that hires many Malagasy. Following independence, Haulme’s family decided to stay in Madagascar but the future is uncertain.

Philibert Tsiranana on his policy

Publication date 07/10/1960 From €100.00

Madagascar’s independence

Malagasy President Philibert TSIRANANA reacts to criticism from the opposition.

Philibert Tsiranana on his country’s policy

Publication date 15/05/1972 From €100.00

Madagascar’s independence

Interview with Philibert TSIRANANA, the first President of the Malagasy Republic. He discusses the politics of his country and the divisions within the parties.

Madagascar, the Feasts of Independence

Publication date 03/08/1960 From €100.00

Madagascar’s independence

Madagascar celebrates its independence. In Antananarivo, Mr TSIRANA, President of the Republic, discovers, before Mr DEBRE and the representatives of sixty five nations, the stele of Independence and gives the signal of popular festivities. Comment on images of the official inauguration and views of the parade of flowery floats.

The French of Madagascar

Publication date 03/03/1967 From €100.00

Madagascar’s independence

Report on the place of the French who remained in Madagascar after independence. President Philibert TSIRANANA calls them the "20th tribe" of the country.

Testimony of a Frenchman in Madagascar

Publication date 03/03/1967 From €100.00

Madagascar’s independence

A Frenchman who remained after independence evokes his life and daily life in Madagascar. He does not plan to return to France. He explained that some French returned to France eventually returned to Madagascar, having failed to rehabilitate.

The community

Publication date 05/03/1959 From €100.00

Madagascar’s independence

In order to solve the problem of decolonization while maintaining France’s relations with its former colonies, Charles DE GAULLE created the "French Community" in the Constitution of the Fifth Republic (1958). This group includes the French Republic, 11 African states and Madagascar. Each of the colonies voted in the referendum of September 1958 for the accession of its country to this Community, or for complete independence. The former colonies thus gained autonomy, with the guarantee of aid from France. The President of the French Republic is also the President of the Community.

François Mitterrand in Madagascar

Publication date 14/06/1990 From €100.00

Madagascar’s independence

Journalist Pierre Serra talks about the economic difficulties that Madagascar has experienced since independence. While François Mitterrand is currently visiting the country, Malagasy people express their wish to renew good relations with France.

Eugène Lechat: testimony of a Normand who became Malagasy

Publication date 03/03/1967 From €100.00

Madagascar’s independence

Eugène LECHAT, Minister of Equipment and Communication of the Malagasy Republic, is elected mayor of a small coastal town in Madagascar. An interview with the latter which recounts the way a Norman became Malagasy.

Madagascar: aid from the French Republic

Publication date 05/03/1959 From €100.00

Madagascar’s independence

In order to solve the problem of decolonization while maintaining France’s relations with its former colonies, Charles DE GAULLE created the "French Community" in the Constitution of the Fifth Republic (1958). The former colonies thus gained autonomy, with the guarantee of aid from France. The President of the French Republic is also the President of the Community. Philibert TSIRANANA, Head of Government of the Malagasy Republic, recalls Madagascar’s expectations regarding aid from the French Republic and recalls Madagascar’s aid to France during the two wars.

General de Gaulle in Madagascar

Publication date 31/08/1958 From €100.00

Madagascar’s independence

For the French community, General de Gaulle made a series of trips to the overseas territories from August 20 to 29, 1958. He’s here in Madagascar.

The referendum of 1958

Publication date 01/09/1958 From €100.00

Madagascar’s independence

In August 1958, through a referendum, France proposed to 14 of its overseas territories to obtain their independence. Comment on archival images of the referendum, General De Gaulle in Africa, the vote on Guinea’s independence, and the birth of the Malagasy Autonomous Republic.

Testimony of a former parliamentarian sentenced to death in 1947

Publication date 07/10/1960 From €100.00

Madagascar’s independence

During the Madagascar uprising of 1947, Malagasy parliamentarians were arrested by colonial troops, sentenced to death and eventually to life imprisonment. Testimony of one of them, M.RABEMANANJARA, 13 years after the events.

The President of the Republic in Madagascar

Publication date 15/07/1959 From €100.00

Madagascar’s independence

General DE GAULLE, President of the French Republic and President of the community, during a trip to Madagascar where he meets the premiers of the thirteen states of the community.

25th Anniversary of Madagascar’s Independence

Publication date 27/06/1985 From €100.00

Madagascar’s independence

Images of the ceremonies of the 10th anniversary of the Malagasy socialist revolution and the 25th anniversary of Madagascar’s independence.

The proclamation of Madagascar’s independence

Publication date 06/07/1960 From €100.00

Madagascar’s independence

Report on the new Malagasy Republic. Commented images of the proclamation of independence of Madagascar: Mr TSIRANANA, President of the Malagasy Republic, and Mr FOYER, representative of the French Government, sign the act of independence. Then, at the Mahamasina Stadium, President TSIRANA hands over his flag to a detachment of the new Malagasy army that parades in front of a hundred thousand spectators.

Madagascar economic situation

Publication date 03/04/1987 From €100.00

Madagascar’s independence

Agreements are signed between the Malagasy Government and the French Economic Cooperation Fund to increase yields of rice and sugar cane production in Madagascar.

Madagascar today

Publication date 14/12/1954 From €100.00

Madagascar’s independence

Images of Madagascar, a French colony: the Tananarive markets, the agricultural regions where rice, sugar cane and coffee are grown. Aboriginal people gradually improved their production through the use of modern equipment and methods.

British assault against Madagascar

Publication date 15/05/1942 From €100.00

Madagascar’s independence

England just attacked Madagascar in Diego Suarez. Archived images of life on the island where Governor General Anet and General Guillemet attend an official ceremony.

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