Protectorate of Madagascar (Cherry, Plum, and Chrysanthemum)

The Protectorate of Madagascar (Danish: Protektorat Madagaskar)was a Scandinavian protectorate in the island of Malagasy and the surrounding islands following the failed invasion of Oman Sultanate to the Kingdom of Lotanraja in 1860 which led the islands lost its sovereignty to the United Kingdom of Scandinavia for next decade when Madagascar finally regained its independence in 1960.

Colonial administration
Through the Pledges of Loyalty to the Scandinavian Crown that renewed every ten years, the local rulers effectively gave up their political power in each of their realms. From 1870 to 1957, the real prerogative power laid in the hands of the Scandinavian Commissioner-General for Madagascar that appointed by the King of Scandinavia.

Although according to the Pledges of Loyalty, the Commissioner-General was installed to advise the rulers, in reality the rulers itself that served as advisers for the Commissioner regarding the colonial policy, religious and communal matters. A conference of the Malagasy local rulers called the Assembly of the Kings was first convened in Tannanolo, the royal seat of Lotanraja Kingdom, in 1881 and attended by 15 rulers from all parts of Madagascar.

Beginning in 1934, the Legislative Council of Madagascar was created following the rise of Malagasy self-government movement. The council consisted of the representation from each Malagasy provinces that elected indirectly under the limited male suffrage system. Like the Assembly of the Kings, the council had only consultative powers over the office of Commissioner-General.