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Madagascar was one of the last major landmasses on earth to be colonized by humans. The earliest settlers from present-day Indonesia arrived between A.D. 350 and 550. The island attracted Arab and Persian traders as early as the 7th century, and migrants from Africa arrived around A.D. 1000. Madagascar was a pirate stronghold during the late 17th and early 18th centuries, and served as a slave trading center into the 19th century. From the 16th to the late 19th century, a native Merina Kingdom dominated much of Madagascar. The island was conquered by the French in 1896 who made it a colony; independence was regained in 1960. During 1992-93, free presidential and National Assembly elections were held ending 17 years of single-party rule. In 1997, in the second presidential race, Didier RATSIRAKA, the leader during the 1970s and 1980s, was returned to the presidency. The 2001 presidential election was contested between the followers of Didier RATSIRAKA and Marc RAVALOMANANA, nearly causing secession of half of the country. In April 2002, the High Constitutional Court announced RAVALOMANANA the winner. RAVALOMANANA won a second term in 2006 but, following protests in 2009, handed over power to the military, which then conferred the presidency on the mayor of Antananarivo, Andry RAJOELINA, in what amounted to a coup d'etat. Following a lengthy mediation process led by the Southern African Development Community, Madagascar held UN-supported presidential and parliamentary elections in 2013. Former de facto finance minister Hery RAJAONARIMAMPIANINA won a runoff election in December 2013 and was inaugurated in January 2014.


Madagascar is a semi-presidential republic.


Source: CIA World Factbook

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LOI N° 2007-022 du 20 août 2007 relative au mariage et aux régimes matrimoniaux

Madagascar
The document "LOI N° 2007-022 du 20 août 2007" outlines the legal provisions regarding marriage and matrimonial regimes in the Republic of Madagascar. The law defines marriage as a public, civil, and solemn act between a man and a woman who are not engaged in the bonds of a previous marriage. The law prohibits same-sex marriage and bigamy, and sets the matrimonial age at 18 years, with exceptions possible for serious reasons. The law also outlines the conditions for contracting a marriage, including consent, which is not valid if obtained through violence or error.

LOI N° 2008-013 sur le domaine public

Madagascar
The document "Law No. 2008-013 on the Public Domain of Madagascar" discusses the alterations made to the land governance policy of Madagascar. The law primarily focuses on the revision of the ordinance regulating the public domain, following the cancellation of the principle of presumption of domainiality and the establishment of untitled private land ownership through Law No. 2005-019 of October 17, 2005.

LOI n °2006 - 031 fixant le régime juridique de la propriété foncière privée non titrée

Madagascar
The document "LOI n °2006 - 031" outlines the legal regime of untitled private land ownership in Madagascar. The law applies to all lands traditionally occupied, which do not yet have a legally established regime, whether these lands constitute a family heritage passed down from generation to generation, or whether they are traditional pastures of a family, excluding extensive pastures that will be subject to a specific law.

Décret Portant application de la loi n°2008-013 du 23 juillet 2008 sur le Domaine public.

Madagascar
The document is a decree from the Ministry of Land Reform, Domains, and Territorial Development of Madagascar. It outlines the application of law n°2008-013 of July 23, 2008, regarding public domain. The decree addresses the administration, conservation, and maintenance of the state's public domain, which falls under the management of the Ministry Depositary, the Ministry of Public Works, and public services. The public domain of regions, municipalities, and other public entities is managed by these entities.