Madagascar-Rynish By taylorynish Dec 1, 1894 France invades Madagascar and takes capital Jun 26, 1960 Madagscar gained independance Jun 3, 1975 The country is renamed the Democratic Republic of Madagascar and Ratsiraka is elected president for a seven-year term Mar 12, 2000 Thousands of people are homeless after two cyclones hit the island and Mozambique Aug 28, 2003 Former president Didier Ratsiraka is sentenced in his absence to 10 years of hard labour. He is accused of embezzling public funds Apr 5, 2005 Government announces major reestablishing of school education Apr 12, 2007 Voters try to make English an official language Nov 1, 2007 President Ravalomanana creates 3.3 billion dollar nickel cobalt mining project in Tamatave Jan 24, 2009 too poor to produce much or any vegetation Sep 29, 2012 Three journalists are protected in the South African embassy after they complain about harassment.
