Word: tsiranana
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Dates: during 1958-1958
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...Malagasy, as the inhabitants of Madagascar are known, took the general at his word. In Tananarive cannons boomed 123 times to proclaim that Madagascar had become the first French territory to opt for independence within the French community. "We are no longer a colony," cried Prime Minister Philibert Tsiranana. "We are a free nation, and we will have a national anthem and a national flag...
...countries reached their lowest point in 1947, when the French ruthlessly put down a rebellion (estimates of rebel dead run from 10,000 to 80,000). They reached their highest point last year, when Madagascar elected its first territorial government, achieved a surprising degree of political stability under Philibert Tsiranana, 46, who became Madagascar's first Premier...
...schoolteacher who got into politics through the teachers' union, French-educated Tsiranana campaigned vigorously for the De Gaulle constitution. As De Gaulle promised, the Tsiranana government will run all local affairs, leaving to the French "community" currency, foreign policy and defense...