Madagascar National Flag
The national flag of Madagascar was adopted on October 14, 1958, two years before independence.
Madagascar Flag Meaning and History
The colors of the national flag of Madagascar represent the history of Madagascar, its longing for independence and its traditional classes. Red and white were the colors of the Kingdom of Merina, which succumbed to France in 1896. They were worn on the flag of the last monarch of Merina, Queen Ranavalona III. They can indicate the ethnic origins of the Malagasy people in Southeast Asia; these colors also appear on the flag of Indonesia. Green was the color of the Hova, the predominant class of peasant peasants, who played an important role in the agitation against France and the independence movement.
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Madagascar was the name given to the island by the Portuguese (1502) and derived from Medieval Latin: it was the name of an imaginary island in that region with which 1500 Madagascar was identified. In turn, this Latin name derived from “Madeigascar” (also Madagosho, Madagascar), which was the name of an African island-kingdom mentioned by Marco Polo in his book (late thirteenth century). As for the “Malagasy” name of its inhabitants, it comes from French, who took it from “Malagasy”, which was the name given to the original inhabitants of the island. Which was the name of an African island-kingdom mentioned by Marco Polo in his book (late thirteenth century). As for the “Malagasy” name of its inhabitants, it comes from French, who took it from “Malagasy”, which was the name given to the original inhabitants of the island. Which was the name of an African island-kingdom mentioned by Marco Polo in his book (late thirteenth century). As for the “Malagasy” name of its inhabitants, it comes from French, who took it from “Malagasy”, which was the name given to the original inhabitants of the island.
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