Madagascar
Madagascar is a state in Madagascar and Indian Ocean Islands (Central and Southern Africa) that has existed since 1960 CE. Its people spoke Austronesian languages (Malay, Javanese, Cham, Tagalog, Malagasy, Polynesian, Maori).
Independent in 1960, Madagascar went through Didier Ratsiraka's socialist republic and repeated political crises, including military-backed seizures of power in 2009 and 2025.
See Madagascar on the interactive timeline
Facts
- Dates
- 1960 CE to the present
- Duration
- 65 years
- Type
- State
- Region
- Madagascar and Indian Ocean Islands, Central and Southern Africa
- Language family
- Austronesian
- Capital
- Antananarivo
Came from
Events in Central and Southern Africa during its time
- Congo independence and crisis
- Rwandan genocide
- Mandela elected president
Neighbours in Central and Southern Africa
- Republic of South Africa (apartheid era)
- South Africa
- Kingdom of Buganda
- Portuguese Mozambique
- Portuguese Angola
- Sultanate of Zanzibar
- British Kenya
- Tanzania
- French Madagascar
- Uganda
Elsewhere in the world at the same time
- Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty)
- Portuguese Empire
- United States
- United Kingdom
- Haiti
- Commonwealth of Australia
- Indonesia
- Republic of India
- People's Republic of China
- Soviet Union
Questions
When did Madagascar exist?
1960 CE to the present, about 65 years.
Where was Madagascar?
Madagascar and Indian Ocean Islands, in Central and Southern Africa. Its capital was Antananarivo.
What language did Madagascar speak?
Austronesian. This family includes Malay, Javanese, Cham, Tagalog, Malagasy, Polynesian, Maori.
What came before Madagascar?
French Madagascar.