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For many centuries before the coming of the first Europeans, Arabs had been trading with the island of Madagascar, and had established various settlements on the coast. -----. During the ensuing three centuries, sporadic attempts at colonization were made by both Dutch and French, especially the latter. In 1642, after the French had been in touch with the island for more than a century, a French company was established to trade with the island, and in 1643 Fort Dauphin was founded on the southeast coast.
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But in 1500, the island was discovered by the Portuguese, and thus attracted Europeans |
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It was not until the last years of the 18th century that the island had been relatively colonized |
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In 1840-41, the French navy occupied the island Nossi-Be, close to the north-western coast of Madagascar |
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In the 18th century, French commercial contact with the island was fairly continuous |
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Historically, the island had the status of an overseas territory within the French Union |