Mongo ('The Oppressed') was a Malagasy language weekly newspaper published from Tananarive, Madagascar 1937-1939 and 1946–1947.Kent, Raymond K.. The Many Faces of an Anti-colonial Revolt: Madagascar's Long Journey Into 1947. Foundation for Malagasy Studies, 2007. p. 119 The first issue was published on February 2, 1937. It was an organ of the Communist Party (French Section of the Communist International) of the Region of Madagascar. Mongo was one of the progressive Malagasy-language publications that emerged during the Popular Front period.Jackson, Jennifer. Political Oratory and Cartooning: An Ethnography of Democratic Process in Madagascar. Wiley, 2013. p. 43 The director of Mongo was initially D. Ribera Lègue, a role later taken over by Rakotoarison, G. Rabarijaona and E. Rasolomanana.Rabearimanana, Lucile. La presse d'opinion à Madagascar de 1947 à 1956: contribution à l'histoire du nationalisme malgache du lendemain de l'insurrection à la veille de la Loi-Cadre. Librairie Mixte, 1980. pp. 56, 63 The name 'Mongo' alluded to Jean Ralaimongo, to whom most of the founders of the newspaper (such as Ribera Lègue) had been close.Rabesahala, Gisèle. Que vienne la liberté!. Océan Éditions, 2006. p. 94 The newspaper had a circulation of 5,000 copies.[Omaly sy anio: Hier et aujourd'hui], issues 5-6. Université de Madagascar, Département d'histoire, 1977. pp. 262, 266
Similar to other communist publications, in 1938 the readership of Mongo decreased and circulation dropped to 1,000.Randrianja, Solofo. Le Parti communiste de la région de Madagascar, 1930-1939: aux origines du socialisme malgache. Foi et justice, 1989. Mongo vehemently denounced governor as a 'fascist'.Randriamaro, Jean-Roland. PADESM et luttes politiques à Madagascar: de la fin de la Deuxième Guerre mondiale à la naissance du PSD. Karthala, 1997. p. 323 Publication stopped in 1939.
Mongo resumed publication again in 1946. The last issue of Mongo was published on April 1, 1947.
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