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Signed, Sealed, and Delivered by the British
It’s the late 1800s, and Britain and France are cutting deals over African territories. Britain has bigger interests—like controlling Egypt and Zanzibar—so it decides to let Madagascar go. It officially hands it over to...
Historical Events
4- 1942 Madagascar is handed over to the French administration by the British government.
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