In 1946, Madagascar became part of the oversea areas of France. At that time, about 35,000 French people lived in Madagascar. In the same year, the party “Mouvement démocratique de la rénovation malgache” (MDRM) was formed. This party clamored for Madagascar as an independent country inside the French Union and supported the idea to get representatives in the French parliament. So how did their independence happen? Watch!