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by Rob Raeside, 30 Jun 2004
Another image in the intermittent series on maps on flags provided by
Mason Kaye. This is the flag of the Popular Impulse for National Unity.
The image was supplied as sketch, but the information adds "Map is red with
black outline, red background". The Popular Impulse for National Unity (Élan populaire pour l'Unité Nationale / Vonjy Iray Tsy Mivaky
- VITM
or Vonjy) is a centrist, Catholic-oriented group, formed in 1973 by followers
of former president Philibert Tsirinana.
Source: Michel Lupant.
Rob Raeside, 01 Jul 2004
![[MDM party flag]](../images/m/mg}mdm.gif)
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by Mason Kaye, 02 Mar 2004
This is the flag of Highwall of the Democracy of Madagascar - on a white
background is a blue map. One either side of the map is the letter
M in blue, and on top of the map is a white D. To the NW and SE of
the map are nine blue stars.
Source: Michel Lupant.
Mason Kaye, 02 Mar 2004
I can't find anything on this, for instance the French (or Malagasy)
name. In Google, MDM is present in Madagascar as Médécins
du Monde (6 hits). I wonder if Highwall of the Democracy of Madagascar translates
as Mur haut de Démocratie de Madagascar?
Jarig Bakker, 02 Mar 2004
![[Madagascar Socialist Union]](../images/m/mg}msu.gif)
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by Mason Kaye, 08 Jun 2004
Here we have the flag of the Madagascar Socialist Union. No further information provided.
Source: Michel Lupant.
Mason Kaye, 08 Jun 2004
![[Monima Kamivimbio Union]](../images/m/mg}mku.gif)
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by Rob Raeside, 08 Jun 2004
Mason Kaye provided a pencil sketch,
outline in black on white of the flag of the Monima Kamivimbio Union, but a note saying "map is red". I am guessing
so are the stars and letters, so I have coloured them thus.
Source: Michel Lupant.
Rob Raeside, 08 Jun 2004
![[Military, Workers, & Peasants of Madagascar]](../images/m/mg}mwpm.gif)
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by Mason Kaye, 08 Jun 2004
On a horizontal bi-bar of green and yellow is a white map of Madagascar
with two red shovels and a red star. On the top half are the words
MPIASA SY TANTSAHA MITOLONA M.T.M. (translated as Military, Workers, & Peasants of Madagascar) in white.
Source: Michel Lupant.
Mason Kaye, 08 Jun 2004
![[MFM party flag]](../images/m/mg}mfm.gif)
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by Ivan Sache, 07 Feb 2001
MFM is 'Mpitolona ho amin'ny Fanjakan'ny Madinika' (Activists for Madagascar
Progress).
The movement
website says: 'MFM is not a child prodigy born during the national
uprising of May 1972. Its creation was the outcome of a harsh fight which
had started in 1966 in several clandestine and official organizations,
which then involved academics and former nationalist activists but also
workers and farmers. Manadafy and his fellows presented the MFM in that
way in their review 'Tselatra-Eclair'.
The 1972 uprising ended with the resignation of president Philibert
Tsiranana, who had been ruling over the country since 1956 (first as president
of the autonomous republic and from 1958 onwards as president of the independent
republic).
The flag shows a black figure raising the hand on a red background. From the
pictures shown on the 'album photo' section of the website, it seems to be
widely used, along with plain red flags (or maybe the red flags are the reverse
of the movement flag. Knowing the disastrous economic
situation of the so-called 'Large Island', I guess the flags are home-made
by stenciling the symbol on a piece of red fabric.
I have used the party emblem from the website as a template to 'stencil' a
reconstruction of the flag shown above.
Ivan Sache, 07 Feb 2001
![[UDECMA party flag]](../images/m/mg}udecm.gif)
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by
Jarig Bakker, 20 Nov 2003
Image of the flag of the Malagasy Christian Democratic Union, provided
to Mason Kaye by Michel Lupant. Mason notes "Map is red, background is white".
Rob Raeside, 20 Nov 2003
French name: Union Démocratique Chrétien Malgache
(UDECMA), formerly known as Rassemblement National Malgache (RNM).
In 1990 the party was reported to be competing with the MDCM (Mouvement
des Démocrates Chrétiens de Malgaches - Movement of Christian-Democrats
of Madagascar), and PDCM (Parti Démocrate Chrétien de Madagascar
- Christian Democrat Party of Madagascar) for recognition as Madagascar's
affiliate of the Christian Democratic International.
Jarig Bakker, 20 Nov 2003
![[RPSD party flag]](../images/m/mg}rpsd.gif)
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by Michel Lupant, 05 Dec 2003
Continuing the maps-on-flags series from Mason Kaye, the Gathering (Union)
for Social Democracy. No further information, except that the source is
Michel Lupant.
Rob Raeside, 05 Dec 2003
The "Rally for Socialism and Democracy" (Rassemblement pour le Socialism
et la Démocratie - RPSD), the incarnation of the Social Democratic
Party (Parti Social Démocrate - PSD), that was legalized in 1990
as a revival of the party originally formed in 1957 by Philibert Tsirinana
and is still frequently referenced under the earlier rubric. In 1997 it
was led by Pierre Tsirinana, son of Philibert. On 15 Dec 2002 the RPSD
got 11 seats in the national house of representatives.
Jarig Bakker, 05 Dec 2003
![[YPP flag]](../images/m/mg}ypp.gif)
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by Rob Raeside, 30 Jun 2004
Another image in the intermittent series on maps on flags provided by
Mason Kaye. This is the flag of the Party of the Young Peoples,
Madagascar. Map was provided as a pencil sketch, and the notation "Map
is red on white". I am guessing so are the letters.
Source: Michel Lupant.
Rob Raeside, 30 Jun 2004
