Polity Sainte-Marie de Madagascar

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The French colonized the small island of Saint-Marie (today Nosy Bora) off the northeastern coast of Madagascar, from 1750 (with interruptions).

Establishment

  • July 1750: France took possession of the island of Sainte-Marie de Madagascar.

Chronology

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1. Events

  • August 1754: Saint-Marie de Madagascar abandoned by the French.
  • October 1818: France left the settlement of Sainte-Marie de Madagascar abandoned for roughly half a century until returning in 1818, when the island was converted into a penal colony.
  • January 1896: Saint-Marie was incorporated into Madagascar.

Disestablishment

  • January 1896: Saint-Marie was incorporated into Madagascar.