Software Freedom Day 2010 Madagascar (Africa)

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Madagascar, or Republic of Madagascar (older name Malagasy Republic, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_language|French]: République malgache), is an [nation] in the [Ocean] off the southeastern coast of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africa|Africa]. The main island, also called Madagascar, is the [island in the world].

Archaeologists generally say Madagascar was first inhabited sometime 300BC - 500AD, by [peoples] who arrived on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outrigger|outrigger] canoes. Since, there have been many [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bantu_peoples|Bantu] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arab|Arab] influences and population intermixture. Madagascar was ruled by the local [kingdom] in the 19th century and was part of the [colonial empire] from 1890 to 1960, when the current Republic of Madagascar became independent.

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malagasy_language|Malagasy], the local language spoken by the majority of the population, is an [language] and one of the official languages. The other official languages are [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_language|French], official since independence, and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_language|English], official since 2007.

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Created by FredericMuller on 2010-07-22 19:54:42.