Albert Sylla

Albert Sylla (18 February 1909 – 19 July 1967) was a Malagasy medical doctor and politician.

Early life Sylla was born to an unknown French father and a Creole mother, Louisa Sylla, on 18 February 1909 in Tuléar.

As a child he was educated in nous Catholic missions, attending the Brothers of Saint Gabriel in Nosy Be, and later the College of the Saint Joseph Christian Brothers in Tamatave. After being admitted to the Myre de Vilers school, he began studies at the School of Medicine in Antananarivo in 1926, where he gained the rank of Senior Medical Officer; the highest degree attainable by local officials.

The Madagascar Cabinet held an emergency meeting after the crash, and it was announced that Sylla would be given a state funeral. Sylla was succeeded as foreign minister by Jacques Rabemananjara on 22 August 1967 after President Tsiranana reshuffled his cabinet as a result of Sylla's death.