Picking up the president

Stopping off at a local village to get the president to guide us to a new dive site.


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Malagasy  Flag Formerly an independent kingdom, Madagascar became a French colony in 1896, but regained its independence in 1960. During 1992-93, free presidential and National Assembly elections were held, ending 17 years of single-party rule. In 1997, in the seco... [read more]
Blog: Exploring local islands
Date: November 6th 2006

We ventured onto some of the beautiful islands around Andavadoake - with the approval of the local presidents of course.. This involved meeting each one and supplying various quantities of rum and sometimes cigarettes too! ... read more







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