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Democratic Republic of Madagascar | |||||||||
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| 1975–1992 | |||||||||
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| Anthem: Ry Tanindrazanay malala ô! (Malagasy) Ô Terre de nos ancêtres bien-aimés! (French) "Oh, land of our beloved ancestors!" | |||||||||
 Location of the Democratic Republic of Madagascar in Africa | |||||||||
| Capital | Antananarivo | ||||||||
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| Government | Unitary one-party socialist state | ||||||||
| President | |||||||||
• 1975–1992 | Didier Ratsiraka | ||||||||
| Prime Minister | |||||||||
• 1976 | Joel Rakotomalala | ||||||||
• 1991–1992 | Guy Razanamasy | ||||||||
| Legislature | Popular National Assembly | ||||||||
| Historical era | Cold War | ||||||||
• Established | 30 December 1975 | ||||||||
| 12 January 1992 | |||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
| 1975[2] | 587,040 km2 (226,660 sq mi) | ||||||||
| 1992[3] | 587,040 km2 (226,660 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• 1975[2] | 7,568,577 | ||||||||
• 1992[3] | 12,596,263 | ||||||||
| Currency | Malagasy franc (MGF) | ||||||||
| Calling code | 261 | ||||||||
| ISO 3166 code | MG | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Madagascar | ||||||||
| History of Madagascar |
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The Democratic Republic of Madagascar (Malagasy: Repoblika Demokratika Malagasy, French: République démocratique de Madagascar) was a socialist state that existed on the island of Madagascar from 1975 to 1992.
- ^ Le Comité Consultatif Constitutionnel (1 October 2010). "Projet de Constitution de la Quatrième République de Madagascar" (PDF) (in French). Madagascar Tribune. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 June 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
- ^ International Demographic Data Center (U.S.), United States Bureau of the Census (1980). World Population 1979: Recent Demographic Estimates for the Countries and Regions of the World. The Bureau. pp. 102–103.
- ^ The World Factbook 1992