French Madagascar

Colony of Madagascar and Dependencies Colonie de Madagascar et dépendances (French) Ny zanatanin'i Madagasikara sy ny miankina aminy (Malagasy)
1897–1958
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem: "La Marseillaise"
Colony of Madagascar and Dependencies in 1930
Status	Colony of France (1897–1946) Overseas Territory of France (1946–1958)
Capital	Tananarive
Common languages	French Malagasy Comorian Arabic
Religion	Christianity Islam Traditional beliefs
Governor-General
• 1897–1905 (first)	Joseph Gallieni
• 1946–1948 (last)	Jules Marcel de Coppet
High Commissioner
• 1948–1950 (first)	Pierre Gabriel de Chevigné
• 1953–1958 (last)	André Soucadaux
Prime Minister
• 1957–1958	Philibert Tsiranana
Historical era	New Imperialism
• Established	28 February 1897
• Autonomy	14 October 1958
Currency	French franc (1897–1925) Malagasy franc (1925–1945) Madagascar-Comores CFA franc (1945–1958)
ISO 3166 code	MG
Preceded by Succeeded by Merina Kingdom Malagasy Protectorate French Comoros Banc du Geyser Bassas da India Europa Island Glorioso Islands Juan de Nova Island Adélie Land Amsterdam Island Crozet Islands Kerguelen Islands Saint Paul Island Malagasy Republic French Comoros French Southern and Antarctic Lands Mayotte
Today part of	Madagascar Comoros France French Southern and Antarctic Lands Mayotte

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The Colony of Madagascar and Dependencies (French: Colonie de Madagascar et dépendances) was a French colony off the coast of Southeast Africa between 1897 and 1958 in what is now Madagascar. The colony was formerly a protectorate of France known as Malagasy Protectorate. The protectorate became a colony, following Queen Ranavalona III's exile to Réunion.

In 1958, the colonial administration in Madagascar was abolished, and it became an autonomous territory of the French Community as the Malagasy Republic, which existed until 1975.