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Portuguese navigator Diego Diaz becomes the first European to arrive to the island of Madagascar.
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South African History Online. (2012, July 31). Portuguese navigator Diego Diaz becomes the first European to arrive to the island of Madagascar.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089485
South African History Online (2012) 'Portuguese navigator Diego Diaz becomes the first European to arrive to the island of Madagascar.', South African History Online, 31 July. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089485 (Accessed: 5 August 2026).
South African History Online, Portuguese navigator Diego Diaz becomes the first European to arrive to the island of Madagascar. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089485, (accessed 5 August 2026).
"Portuguese navigator Diego Diaz becomes the first European to arrive to the island of Madagascar.." South African History Online, 31 July 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089485. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. "Portuguese navigator Diego Diaz becomes the first European to arrive to the island of Madagascar.." South African History Online. July 31, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089485.
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