Colony of Madagascar and Dependencies | |
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| 1897–1958 | |
| 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 | |
| Religion | |
| 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 |
| Today part of | |
| History of Madagascar |
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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.