Female involvement in the struggle that led to the independence of Madagascar, following the March insurrection 1947
L’implication féminine in the struggle that led to the independence of Madagascar, following the March insurrection 1947
Each year, Madagascar commemorates the March uprising 1947, a major event in the history of the Big Island. If many Malagasy women participated in the revolt, their involvement has since been forgotten.
What really happened during the March uprising 1947 ?
The 29 March 1947 an insurrection breaks out in the French colony of Madagascar. The repression provoked several thousand, or even tens of thousands of victims. His confused memory still gives rise to interpretations, each more fanciful than the last....
Thus, the 29 March 1947, a few hundred men simply armed with assegais and cutters attack small coastal towns and plantations. They attack the Europeans but also the Malagasy, who live and work with them. The settlers are caught off guard and cannot react due to lack of military resources on site..
Involvement of women according to Shannaëlle Armanaly during the Mars uprisings 1947
According to Shannaëlle Armanaly, history researcher, many women played crucial roles in these operations to destabilize colonial power. Being a student, she begins to be interested in the subject, and a teacher replies that “ the woman in Madagascar did not participate at all in the events of 1947 ».
This is why the historian continues her research, to revive the history of Malagasy women, who participated in the various revolts of March 1947 in the country. Women like Zele Rasoanoro, a journalist, Gisele Rabesahal, the famous activist for the independence of Madagascar, to name just a few, actively participated in the events. De 1948 to 1950, Zèle Rasoanoro was even imprisoned for political reasons. She disappeared shortly after her release...
At the time, some of these women were even imprisoned, tortured and sometimes eliminated. But unlike men, today erected as heroes of independence, the women remain only names inscribed on lists locked in the dusty files of the national archives.
The Coco Lodge Majunga team pays tribute to all its brave people who fought for the independence of Madagascar.
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