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Jean Laborde
Jean Laborde (16 October 1805 in Auch - 27 December 1878 in Madagascar) was the first French consul to Madagascar, where the government of Napoléan III used him to establish French influence on the island. He became the chief engineer of the Merina monarchy, supervising the creation of a modern manufacturing center.
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