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	Madagascar. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		Madagascar is made up of a highland plateau fringed by a lowland coastal strip, narrow (c.30 mi/50 km) in the east and considerably wider (c.60–125 mi/100–200 km) in the west.
		Radama I (reigned 1810–28), in return for agreeing to end the slave trade, received British aid in modernizing and equipping his army, which helped him to conquer the Betsimisáraka kingdom.
		Under Radama II (reigned 1861–63) and his widow and successor Rasoherina (reigned 1863–68) the anti-European policy was reversed and missionaries (including Roman Catholics) and traders were welcomed again.
	www.bartleby.com /65/ma/Madagasc.html (1851 words)

	Category:Madagascar [Definition]
		Radama II of Madagascar Radama II (23 September 1829 - 12 May 1863) was king of Madagascar from 1861 until his assassination in 1863.
		After succeeding her husband, Radama I, and becoming Queen, she was also known as Ranavalo-Manjka I. Over the course of her bloody reign, and after it, she was referred to as the Modern Messalina, the Bloody Mary of Madagascar, and Wicked Queen Ranavalona....
		Ranavalona III of Madagascar Ranavalona III (22 November 1861 - 23 May 1917) was Queen of Madagascar from 1883 to 28 February 1897, when she was deposed by France, who subsequently ruled the island as a colony....
	www.wikimirror.com /Category:Madagascar (631 words)

	Medals of Madagascar, Emering
		The French held Madagascar continuously, except for a brief period of British occupation during WW II.
		Radama II instituted this Order, which existed in addition to the Royal Order.
		The center bears the bust of Radama in profile on blue enamel surrounded by the inscription RADAMA II MANJAKA.
	www.emering.com /medals/french/madagascar.html (545 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Madagascar
		The island of Madagascar is, on the whole, very thinly populated, the population averaging little more than thirteen to the square mile; but this population is unevenly distributed, dense in the central regions and sparse in other parts.
		Radama II gave full authorization for the teaching of the Catholic religion in his dominions; and this much having been conceded to the French Catholic missionaries, similar concessions had to be made to the English Protestants of the London Missionary Society.
		Ellis-after the tragic death of Radama II, the English missionaries acquired considerable influence with the new queen, Rasoherina, and her chief adviser, Rainilaiarivony, to the detriment of the Catholic missionaries.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/09509e.htm (1989 words)

	MapZones.com : Madagascar Map
		Madagascar was annexed by the French in 1896 and became self-governing within the French Community in 1958 as the Malagasy Republic.
		Madagascar remains a geographic and historical paradox, linked in practice to Africa but identified in feeling with Indonesia, which is so far away as to have hardly any awareness of Madagascar or to maintain any contemporary ties of substance with it.
		Madagascar can be divided into three parallel north-south zones: the central plateau, the narrow coastal strip in the east, and the zone of low plateaus and plains in the west.
	atlas.mapzones.com /madagascar/madagascar.php (2012 words)

	Madagascar
		Extreme points of Madagascar This is a list of the extreme points of Madgascar, the points that are farther west than a...
		Madagascar Madagascar is an island nation in the 4th largest island in the world.
		Rasoherina of Madagascar Rasoherina was Queen of Radama II.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /topics/madagascar.html (395 words)

	Ranavalona I (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Ranavalona I (1782 - 1861) Queen of Madagascar was born Rabodoandrianampoinimerina (Ramavo).
		Radama left no descendants when died and Ranavalona took the throne in 1828 after eliminating any potential rivals.
		She was mother of Radama II who succeeded her.
	www.freeglossary.com /Rabodoandrianampoinimerina (118 words)

	Madagascar Precolonial Era, Prior to 1894
		Madagascar became a source of slaves, not only for the neighboring islands of Mauritius and Rodrigues, but also for more distant points, including the Western Hemisphere.
		Radama I first conquered the Betsileo ethnic group in the southern part of the central highlands and subsequently overpowered the Sakalava, an ethnic group that also sought at times to assert its hegemony over other groups.
		Radama II made a treaty of perpetual friendship with France, but his brief rule ended with his assassination by a group of nobles alarmed by his pro-French stance.
	www.country-studies.com /madagascar/precolonial-era,-prior-to-1894.html (1217 words)

	Royalty.nu - Kings and Queens of Madagascar - Malagasy Royal History, News, Books
		The 13th century European traveler Marco Polo mentioned Madagascar in his book The Travels of Marco Polo, calling it "one of the biggest and best [islands] in the whole world." According to Marco Polo's account, in his day Madagascar was already a center of trade.
		King Radama II's openness to outsiders angered members of his own government, and in 1862 he was strangled to death.
		Rasoherina died in 1868 and was succeeded by a royal relative, Queen Ranavalona II.
	www.royalty.nu /Africa/Madagascar.html (862 words)

	French Encroachment - History - Madagascar - Africa
		On the accession of Radama II (in 1861), a generally progressive ruler, some of the early reforms were reinstituted.
		Radama II, who was friendly to the French, was subsequently murdered by the conservative faction at the Merina court.
		In 1896, as a result of popular uprisings, Madagascar was proclaimed a colony of France; military rule was instituted, and the queen was exiled.
	www.countriesquest.com /Africa/Madagascar/History/French_Encroachment.htm (315 words)

	La Francophonie (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Madagascar demeure un pays essentiellement rural (75 % de la population), très lâchement occupé en dehors des zones d'aménagement qui attirent les migrants venant des régions à forte pression démographique: Antemoros, Antefasys et Antaisakas (Sud-Est), Tsimihetys, Merinas et Betsiléos (Hautes Terres), Antandroys (extrême sud).
		Madagascar dispose d'un réseau de 54 200 km de routes et de pistes (10 % bitumés) et d'un réseau ferroviaire de 1 054 km.
		Sous son règne, Madagascar s'isola et se replia: les missionnaires furent expulsés et les chrétiens persécutés; cette politique isolationniste réussit à contenir les impatiences britannique et française.
	www.francophonie.org /membres/etats/membres/articles/cl_815.html (5094 words)

	African Specialist Features and Articles - Madagascar - Island of the Ancestors
		Madagascar is renowned for its unique wildlife, but it also boasts abundant tropical rainforest and beaches — and a strong cultural heritage.
		Britain had the first foreign interests in Madagascar and sent many missionaries to teach Christianity to the natives, who willingly accepted the faith as it was very close to their own belief in the one God, Andriamanitra.
		Madagascar is the fourth poorest nation on earth, although it is very rich in minerals.
	www.africaguide.com /features/trvafmag/020.htm (2894 words)

	Madagascar
		Madagascar's second-highest mountain, Tsiafajovona, may be seen to the west of the road from Antananarivo.
		Social conventions: Visitors to Madagascar remark on the welcoming nature of the people, though some unprepared Westerners may be irritated by their relaxed attitude to time (public forms of transport, for example, will not generally move until they're full - no matter how long it takes to fill the last seat).
		Madagascar has undergone steady economic growth during the 1980s and 1990s despite setbacks such as the cyclones which inflicted much damage on agriculture.
	www.air-2000.com /madagasc.htm (4591 words)

	Madagascar - Precolonial Era, Prior to 1894
		These political domains were complemented by the Betsimisaraka kingdom along the east coast, and the southern coastal kingdoms dominated by the Mahafaly and the Antandroy ethnic groups.
		He organized a cabinet and encouraged the Protestant London Missionary Society to establish schools and churches and to introduce the printing press--a move that was to have far-reaching implications for the country.
		Important social developments under his leadership included the outlawing of polygamy and the slave trade; promulgation of new legal codes; the spread of education, especially among the Merina; and the conversion of the monarchy in 1869 to Protestantism.
	countrystudies.us /madagascar/2.htm (1217 words)

	Ranavalona I (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		After succeeding her husband, Radama I, and becoming Queen, she was also known as Ranavalo-Manjka I.
		She was married to Radama when she was almost a child, and was suspected of poisoning her husband.
		She was mother of King Radama II, who succeeded her.
	www.portaljuice.com /ranavalona_i.html (141 words)

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		The people of Madagascar are believed to be descended from Indonesians and Africans who reached the island in ancient times.
		The constitution of the Fifth Republic of France was approved by 78 percent of the Madagascan electorate in a referendum held on September 28, 1958.
		On December 30, the country was renamed the Democratic Republic of Madagascar, and on January 4, 1976, Ratsiraka began a seven-year term as president.
	web.tiscali.it /rebonet/St_Madag.htm (814 words)

	Ranavalona III of Madagascar -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		She had the misfortune to be caught up in the endgame of the maneuvering that had been going on between the (The people of Great Britain) British and (The Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France) French since the beginning of the century.
		Rainilaiarivony was sent into exile immediately and died the following year, but the queen and much of her administration remained, even after the official declaration of Madagascar as a French colony in August 1896.
		Ranavalona was deposed and sent to the island of (The act of coming together again) Réunion, then in March 1899 to (An ancient port on the Mediterranean; the capital and largest city of Algeria) Algiers, where she died.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/R/Ra/Ranavalona_III_of_Madagascar2.htm (234 words)

	Madagascar Head
		Known as Ranavalo-Manyka I or Ranavalona I. She was married when she was almost a child to Radama, king of the "hovas" and was accused of poisening her husband in agreement with the protestant English missionaries who were her friends.
		Known as Rasoaherina or Rabuda, she was married to King Radama II (1861-63) and when he died in 1863 she became Queen of Madagascar.
		Under the name of Ranavalo Manyaka II or Ranavalona II, she succeeded Queen Rasoaherina, before becoming Queen she was known as Ramoma.
	www.guide2womenleaders.com /Madagascar_Heads.htm (511 words)

	Detailed Country Profile: Madagascar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Malagasy became independent from France as Madagascar in 1960.
		Formerly an independent kingdom, Madagascar became a French colony in 1886, but regained its independence in 1960.
		Madagascar became an independent country on June 26th 1960, after being a French colony.
	www.nationmaster.com /country/ma (209 words)

	Madagascar
		Madagascar: Economy - Economy The economy of Madagascar is overwhelmingly agricultural, largely of a subsistence type;...
		The "degraded" tapia woodlands of highland Madagascar: rural economy, fire ecology, and forest conservation.
		Prickly pear cactus and pastoralism in Southwest Madagascar.
	www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0107743.html (737 words)

	Radama II of Madagascar -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Radama II of Madagascar -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
		Radama II (23 September 1829 - 12 May 1863) was king of (A republic on the island of Madagascar; achieved independence from France in 1960) Madagascar from 1861 until his assassination in 1863.
		Radama was succeeded by his wife (Click link for more info and facts about Rasoherina) Rasoherina, who was later succeeded by another of Radama's wives, (Click link for more info and facts about Ranavalona II) Ranavalona II.
	absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/R/Ra/Radama_II_of_Madagascar1.htm (80 words)

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		Son insularité a doté Madagascar d’une flore et d’une faune qui ont atteint un haut degré d’endémisme.
		Radama Ier entreprend une modernisation systématique du royaume : ouverture d’écoles avec l’aide des missionnaires anglais ; transcription de la langue malgache en caractères latins et traduction de la Bible ; introduction de technologies nouvelles (fabrication des briques, charpenterie, tannage, etc.) ; diffusion du costume à l’européenne...Mais le roi meurt brusquement en 1828.
		Accession au trône de Ranavalona Ire, veuve de Radama Ier, soutenue par l’oligarchie des chefs de clans, qui est plutôt hostile aux nouveautés.
	www.chez.com /zomare/mada1.html (1919 words)

	MEMO - Le site de l'Histoire
		Les historiens ont longtemps pensé que les premiers habitants de Madagascar étaient des métis d'Indonésiens et d'Africains, venus de la côte orientale de l'Afrique noire, vers le VI e siècle.
		La découverte de Madagascar fut la conséquence d'un grand mouvement d'échanges commerciaux que des peuples austronésiens, dès le III e siècle av. J.-C., établirent dans l'océan Indien pour transporter vers l'Afrique, l'Arabie et la Méditerranée les plantes aromatiques, condimentaires et médicinales de l'Insulinde.
		Peu à peu, les peuples de Madagascar se sont organisés en clans, dirigés par les anciens, et, à partir du XVI e siècle, en une multitude de petits royaumes.
	www.memo.fr /locus_route.asp?ID=47 (2247 words)

	SIM Country Profile: Madagascar
		Madagascar's first President, Philibert Tsiranana, was elected when his Social Democratic Party gained power at independence in 1960 and was reelected without opposition in March 1972.
		King Radama (1810-28) introduced European culture and welcomed missionaries who opened schools and churches and developed a written form of the Malagasy language.
		Queen Ranavalona II became a Christian at her coronation in 1869 and welcomed new missionary activity.
	www.sim.org /country.asp?CID=30&fun=1 (1243 words)

	Merina and Madagascar Kingdom (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		There were various tribal kingdoms in Madagascar prior to the 19th dentury, at the beginning of which the Merina rulers extended their highland state to dominate the whole island.
		23 Oct 1817 King Radama I of Imerina, having conquered practically the whole island, enters into a treaty of friendship and peace with Britain in which he is recognized as king of Madagascar.
		Several flags are quoted in time of Ranavalona II but anyone is white whit red name edged fl.
	www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/mg_royal.html (979 words)

	History of Madagascar
		August 10, 1500 - Portuguese sea captain Diogo Dias becomes first European to land on Madagascar after he is blown off course on the way to India.
		Radama opens the country to English missionaries who spread Christianity throughout the island and transcribed Malagasy to a written language.
		Ranavalona I's son Radama II restores contact with the outside world and ends the persecution of Christians.
	madagascar.mongabay.net /history.html (653 words)

	Tamatave, la cité des femmes
		The role brought them prestige and wealth, even when, after the conquest of the shore, foreign alliance was no longer at the core of the fight for local supremacy.
		Cette expansion s'est réalisée sous le règne de Radama 1er, grâce à l'assistance technique fournie par des officiers et des missionnaires britanniques en contrepartie de l'abandon par le souverain de la traite des esclaves 2.
		Wilkinson décrit ainsi leur embarquement : « une des plus étranges coutumes de Madagascar qui a été récemment interrompue (seulement d'une manière temporaire, les visites nocturnes reprennent dès la mi-octobre) en raison du deuil de la défunte reine 55, a trait à l'embarquement des femmes pour la nuit à bord des bateaux qui sont au port.
	clio.revues.org /document376.html?format=print (7018 words)

	MADAGASCAR LEMUR ADVENTURE
		Madagascar is home to one quarter of the flowering plants in Africa and a huge number of indigenous species.
		In the case of Madagascar, the law established executive councils to function alongside provincial and national assemblies, and dissolved the separate electoral colleges for the French and Malagasy groups.
		According to this document, the primary goal of the newly renamed Democratic Republic of Madagascar was to build a "new society" founded on socialist principles and guided by the actions of the "five pillars of the revolution": the SRC, peasants and workers, young intellectuals, women, and the Popular Armed Forces.
	www.sareservations.com /doc1.htm (9657 words)

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