▁the ▁Mad agas car ▁Plan ▁that ▁had ▁identified ▁the ▁island ▁as ▁a ▁potential ▁site ▁for ▁the ▁deport ation ▁of ▁Europe ' s ▁Jews . ▁During ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War , ▁the ▁island ▁was ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Mad agas car ▁between ▁the ▁V ich y ▁government ▁and ▁the ▁British . ▁ ▁The ▁occupation ▁of ▁France ▁during ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War ▁t arn ished ▁the ▁prest ige ▁of ▁the ▁colonial ▁administration ▁in ▁Mad agas car ▁and ▁gal van ized ▁the ▁growing ▁independence ▁movement , ▁leading ▁to ▁the ▁Mal ag asy ▁U pr ising ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 7 . ▁This ▁movement ▁led ▁the ▁French ▁to ▁establish ▁reform ed ▁institutions ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁under ▁the ▁Lo i ▁C adre ▁( Over se as ▁Reform ▁Act ), ▁and ▁Mad agas car ▁moved ▁peace fully ▁towards ▁independence . ▁The ▁Mal ag asy ▁Republic ▁was ▁proc laimed ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁October ▁ 1 9 5 8 , ▁as ▁an ▁autonom ous ▁state ▁within ▁the ▁French ▁Community . ▁A ▁period ▁of ▁prov is ional ▁government ▁ended ▁with ▁the ▁ad option ▁of ▁a ▁constitution ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁and ▁full ▁independence ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁June ▁ 1 9 6 0 . ▁ ▁Independent ▁state ▁ ▁Since ▁reg aining ▁independence , ▁Mad agas car ▁has ▁transition ed ▁through ▁four ▁republic s ▁with ▁corresponding ▁revis ions ▁to ▁its ▁constitution . ▁The ▁First ▁Republic ▁( 1 9 6 0 – 7 2 ), ▁under ▁the ▁leadership ▁of ▁French - app oint ed ▁President