Party of the Independence Congress of Madagascar (in French

French language

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: Parti du Congrès de l'indépendence de Madagascar, in Malagasy

Malagasy language

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: Antoko'ny Kongresi'ny Fahaleovantenan'i Madagasikara), is a communist political party

Political party

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 in Madagascar

Madagascar

The Republic of Madagascar is an island country located in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa...

. AKFM was founded on November 8, 1958. One of the organizations that took part in the formation was the UPM of Francis Sautron. The founding president was Richard Andriamanjato

Richard Andriamanjato

Richard Mahitsison Andriamanjato is a former Malagasy politician.After leaving education, Andriamanjato became a Pastor. He also became involved with the nationalist cause. From 1950 to 1957, he studied in France. In 1957, he attended the Bandung Conference and became the leading figure in the...

, a Merina

Merina

The Merina are an ethnic group from Madagascar. The Merina are concentrated in the Highlands and speak the official dialect of the Malagasy language, which is a branch of the Malayo-Polynesian language group derived from the Barito languages, spoken in southern Borneo. Their ancestors, the...

 Protestant priest who had developed links to the French Communist Party

French Communist Party

The French Communist Party is a political party in France which advocates the principles of communism.Although its electoral support has declined in recent decades, the PCF retains a large membership, behind only that of the Union for a Popular Movement , and considerable influence in French...

. Throughout its history AKFM has been dominated by Merinas. AKFM favoured immediate independence. Initially the party was mainly based in Antananarivo

Antananarivo

Antananarivo , formerly Tananarive , is the capital and largest city in Madagascar. It is also known by its French colonial shorthand form Tana....

 and Antsiranana

Antsiranana

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The general secretary of AKFM 1960-1990 was Giselle Rabesahala.

On October 11, 1959 AKFM won the municipal elections in Antananarivo. AKFM got 25 out of 37 seats. On the same day the list of AKFM and FISEMA won the municipal elections in Diego, were Sautron had been the mayor. AKFM-FISEMA got 19 out of 27 seats, and Sautron was reelected mayor.
After 1976 AKFM was part of the ruling FNRD.

In March 1989 Andriamanjato broke away and formed the pro-Albert Zafy

Albert Zafy

Albert Zafy is a Malagasy politician. He was the President of Madagascar from 27 March 1993 to 5 September 1996.-Early life and career:...

 Party of the Independence Congress of Madagascar-Renewal.