Étienne de Flacourt

French governor

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Tôlan̈aro

  • Tôlanaro
    In Tôlan̈aro

    …fort there in 1643, and Étienne de Flacourt wrote his descriptive Histoire de la Grande Isle de Madagascar there in 1661. A port on the Indian Ocean, Tôlan̈aro handles exports of dried fish, lumber, cattle, sisal, waxes, beans, peanuts (groundnuts), and other foodstuffs. It serves as the outlet for large…

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