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The nationalists killed approximately 550 French nationals, as well as 1,900 Malagasy auxiliary men of the French army. By August 1948, the majority of the nationalist leaders were killed or captured, and the Uprising was effectively put down by December 1948, though the last armed resistance was only defeated in February 1949.
In 1948, with French prestige at a low ebb, the French government, headed by Prime Minister Paul Ramadier of the French Section of the Workers' International (SFIO) party, suppressed the Madagascar revolt, a nationalist uprising.
The MDRM deputies submitted a bill in late 1946 for the independence of Madagascar from French rule, but French deputies rejected it. The deputies' nationalist efforts attracted the disapproval of France's Socialist Prime Minister, Paul Ramadier, and the Minister of the Colonies, Marius Moutet, [2] who received the MDRM quest for independence as a blow to French prestige and authority. [3]
On 24 December 1948 Randria ran for election to the Council of the Republic as a candidate on the list of Félix Totolehibe's Parti des déshérités de Madagascar (PADESM). The party won 48 of 61 votes and Randria was declared elected. [1]
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Political divisions of French Madagascar, 1948. On 29 March 1947, Malagasy nationalists revolted against the French. Although the uprising eventually spread over one-third of the island, the French were able to restore order after reinforcements arrived from France. Casualties among the Malagasy were estimated in the 11,000 to 80,000 range.
Soon after the war, Madagascar began to demand independence from France. In March 1947, the Malagasy Uprising began and lasted until December 1948, when French forces defeated the Malagasy rebels. [3] Madagascar moved towards greater autonomy in several stages between 1958 and 1960.
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