Jean Ralaimongo
Madagascan teacher
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history of Madagascar
- In Madagascar: The colonial period (1896–1945)
In 1920 a teacher, Jean Ralaimongo, launched a campaign in the press to give the Malagasy “subjects” French citizenship and to make Madagascar a French département. When France failed to respond to the demand for assimilation, the movement turned toward nationalism. In 1940 Madagascar, though hesitant at first, rallied…
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