Madagascar: Polity Style: 1958-2026 |
| 27 Sep 1896 |
Madagascar and dependencies are proclaimed a colony of France in accordance with a law promulgated by the President of the French Republic 6 Aug 1896, came into operation upon the publication of an order issued by the Resident General on 18 Sep 1896 (Madagascar Official Gazette, No. 28, 27 Sep 1896, p. 1) |
| 14 Oct 1958 |
the Territory of Madagascar is proclaimed a member state of the Communauté (French Community) under the name of République Malgache (Malagasy Republic) in accordance with a constitutional law passed by the Congrès des Assemblées provinciales of Madagascar on 14 Oct 1958 and promulgated the same day (Madagascar Official Gazette, No. 1, 18 Oct 1958, pp. 2313-2315) |
| 14 Oct 1958 - 31 Dec 1975 |
Repoblika Malagasy = République Malgache (from ? ? 1965 République Malagasy) | Malagasy Republic |
| 26 Jun 1960 |
the Malagasy Republic acceded to independence by agreement with the Communauté (French Community) |
| 31 Dec 1975 |
the Constitution of the Democratic Republic of Madagascar (Lalàmpanorenan' ny Repoblika Demokratika Malagasy) comes into operation on the date of promulgation by the President of the Republic on 31 Dec 1975 (Madagascar Official Gazette, No. 1102, 31 Dec 1975, pp. 3372-3391) |
| 31 Dec 1975 - 18 Sep 1992 |
Repoblika Demokratika Malagasy | Democratic Republic of Madagascar [1] |
| 18 Sep 1992 |
the Constitution of the Republic of Madagascar (Lalàmpanorenan' ny Repoblikan' i Madagasikara) comes into operation on the date of promulgation by the Prime Minister of Transition on 18 Sep 1992 (Madagascar Official Gazette, No. 2140, 21 Sep 1992, pp. 2184-2195 [Malagasy], 2196-2204 [French]) |
| 18 Sep 1992 - |
Repoblikan’i Madagasikara | Republic of Madagascar [2] |
