Declaration
Independence of Madagascar, 1960
Madagascar's status as a self-governing republic was altered to that of a fully independent and sovereign state on 26 June 1960, proclaimed at the municipal stadium of Mahamasina under President Philibert Tsiranana, following negotiations and agreements with France.
What happened
Madagascar's status as a self-governing republic "officially was altered...to that of a fully independent and sovereign state" on 26 June 1960, following a year of negotiations between Malagasy and French representatives.[1] Philibert Tsiranana, elected the country's first President on 27 April 1959 following the September 1958 referendum, led the government at independence; his administration also concluded fourteen agreements and conventions with France intended to maintain and strengthen Franco-Malagasy ties.[1]
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Claim: Following a year of negotiations between Malagasy and French representatives, Madagascar's status "officially was altered...to that of a fully independent and sovereign state" on 26 June 1960, under President Philibert Tsiranana, first elected on 27 April 1959 following a September 1958 referendum. Tsiranana's government also concluded fourteen agreements and conventions with France to maintain and strengthen Franco-Malagasy ties.
- Library of Congress Country Studies, Madagascar - Independence, the First Republic, and the Military Transition, 1960-75 (Library of Congress) link, article text. Source record