On Tuesday, April 29, at 9 am, the historian teacher-researcher Georges Radebason defended his thesis “The AKFM party and the Soviet Union, a connected history (1958-1960)” in the CDI defense hall of the University of Toamasina, after 4 years of research. CO conducted by Pr Rakotondrabe Tovonirina Daniela and Jean Roland Randriamaro, lecturer, the work evokes the AKFM route as well as “his relations with the Soviet bloc from its creation to the collapse of the USSR in 1991”.
Spread in four main parts, the 475 -page work first depicts the source of inspiration from the party, in this case anti -colonial nationalists such as VVS, Jean Ralaimongo and MDRM. In addition, the activities carried out by Gisèle Rabesahala and the Congress of Tamatave in 1958 were reported. Secondly, the author raises the ideological pile up between the AKFM and the regime party in place, the PSD. Then, he continues with an analysis on the position of the members in the 1970s. And finally, their point of view in front of the leaders of the Second Republic. Being the continuity of his research work in mastery and DEA, this thesis is meticulously designed.
Undessished, the Malagasy communist idea has spread over the country’s regions. From the capital to the north and northeast, via Boriziny, the convinced have multiplied since independence since ” AKFM is one of the best structured Malagasy political parties. Activists receive rigorous training ». Gisèle Rabesahala alias’s commitment Red virgin shine communizing thought everywhere in the country. The reason why Georges Radebason mentions, from time to time, the name of this militant woman who played a primordial role in the political history of her homeland. “” Since 1949, Gisèle Rabesahala had had close relationship with international communist and progressive organizations. On the same date, she had participated in the international conference of progressive women held in Beijing. By creating COSOMA, it was supported by these communist organizations, now, it woven close relations with the PCF, the PCUS, the Reunion Communists. His newspaper Imongo Vaovao received important support from Eastern countries, USSR, RDA. Once created, the AKFM, the party that campaigned for the total independence of Madagascar, was chosen by the USSR as carrying its influence in Madagascar, we were in the midst of Cold War. Like France, colonial power is in the Western camp, the AKFM which was fighting against all forms of colonial domination is combined with the USSR “He noted. It must be admitted, founded in November 1958, the party of the Congress of Independence of Madagascar left an indelible trace in Malagasy political history.
Strain
The impetrant did not choose the theme by chance since his childhood was rocked by communist ideology. ” My father was an AKFM activist and president of the Cosoma de Sambava section. He regularly received, every week, Imongo Vaovao. This is the first newspaper I read, when I was only 10 years old ». It was a click. His father’s commitment has forged him to become a quality historian. From then on, Georges Radebason devours the books. At his 13th birthday, he made history his cup of tea.
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