Madagascar's+Historical+information

-Date of event: 0 A.D -Description of event: Earliest evidence of human activity in Madagascar ** **.**
 * -Name of event: Human settlement

-**Name of event: The 1st Europeans -Date of event:1500-1600 -Description of event: The first Europeans arrive in the coasts of** **Madagascar** **.

-Name of event: British vs. French -Date of event:1890 -Description of event: After many years the British recognized France as the sole European power in Madagascar. ** ** -Name of event: Malagasy rebellion -Date of event: 1947 -Description of event: First major Malagasy rebellion against the French presence. -Name of event: Madagascar ’s Independence ** **-Date of event:** ** June 26, 1960 -Description of event: Madagascar gains its independence, and becomes a newly formed republic with Philibert Tsiranana as the first president. ** ** -Name of event: Leadership -Date of event: 2003 -Description of event: Madagascar was trying to extradite Ratsiraka from France after all the constant conflicts they had. Sources ** [|**http://www.nku.edu/~humed1/madagascar/mad_history.htm**]