Did Madagascar's colonizers impose certain types of laws?

Tried nothing to be found on net..

colonists always impose laws.

Well, they unified Madagascar into a single nation and took power away from the Merina Monarchy, and imposed the French language, education, and administration upon the people.

They imposed heavy taxes and replaced slave labor with conscription labor.

Yes, French rule in Madagascar was oppressive. There is a lot of documentation available. France tried to stamp out the local tribal systems, including Hova (Malay) law. They forced the natives to fly a French inspired flag . http://www.crwflags.com/FOTW/FLAGS/mg-pr...
During the interwar period alone, laws instituted under French rule in Madagascar had 2 main purposes: revival of forest conservation measures & conscription of young males for public works.
http://ethnohistory.dukejournals.org/cgi... This document explains the French policies in detail and even includes a couple of photos from that period.
Here's a short 1895 news article that mentions a large sum of money that Madagascar had to pay France!
http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-fre...

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