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Sylvain Roux
Sylvain Roux (died 1823) was a French colonial agent who led the reoccupation of Île Sainte-Marie, off the north-east coast of Madagascar, from 1818 and became its first commandant. He set up a post at Ambodifotatra as a base for trade and for French claims on the Malagasy coast, and died on the island.
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