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	Madagascar - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		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.
		Madagascar carries on a relatively small foreign trade, and the annual value of imports is usually higher than the value of exports.
		Madagascar's political and economic upheaval prompted the government to establish a multiparty system and move toward the privatization of industry in the 1990s.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-madagasc.html (2062 words)

	Madagascar - MSN Encarta
		Madagascar is a member of the United Nations, the African Union, and several other international organizations.
		A protracted period of strained relations and recurrent hostilities with the French culminated in 1895 in submission by the reigning monarch, Queen Ranavalona III.
		In 1896, as a result of popular uprisings, Madagascar was proclaimed a colony of France; military rule was instituted, and the queen was exiled.
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	World InfoZone - Madagascar Facts
		Madagascar is the fourth largest island in the world (after Greenland, New Guinea and Borneo).
		Madagascar is known as the Red Island because of the colour of the earth.
		The Merina monarchy was abolished; Queen Ranavalona III was exiled to Algeria in 1897.
	www.worldinfozone.com /facts.php?country=Madagascar (323 words)

	Background Info \| Madagascar Travel Information \| Lonely Planet Destination Guide
		They sent Queen Ranavalona III into exile in Algeria in 1897, effectively abolishing the monarchy, and attempted to suppress all British influence and crush the Malagasy language, declaring French the official language.
		Post-war, Madagascar underwent a nationalist backlash; many Malagasy had been trained to French standards and were no longer willing to be second class citizens in their own country.
		Madagascar underwent a peaceful transition to independence in 1960, although the colons, as the French settlers were called, still pulled the strings.
	www.lonelyplanet.com /worldguide/destinations/africa/madagascar/essential?a=culture (1190 words)

	Madagascar's Endangered Fishes: A brief History of Madagascar
		It was the highland Merina clan, descended primarily from the early Malay-Polynesian immigrants, that began to dominate in the late 18th century.
		General Joseph Gallieni was installed as Madagascar's first Governor General and, after setting up a colonial administration, he exiled Queen Ranavalona III to Algeria in 1897.
		Having abolished the monarchy in Madagascar he then attempted to suppress all British influence and, declaring French the national language, attempted to destroy the native Malagasy tongue.
	www.madagascarfish.org /History.html (1189 words)

	Deforestation and Colonization
		The last native queen, Ranavalona III, was exiled by the French from Madagascar in 1897.
		The colonialism of the French has greatly affected the problem of deforestation in Madagascar due to the introduction of cash crops, introduction of other industries, and being the cause of increase in shifting cultivation.
		Madagascar is now one of the poorest countries in the world with a per capita income of approximately $240 per year.
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	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.
		Her name was Ranavalo Manyaka III or Ranavalona III and before she succeeded to the throne it was Razafindraheti.
		In her Coronation address Ranavalona III stated that she had inherited the rule of the whole Island not of a part of in and she said that the sea was the only boundaries to her States.
	www.guide2womenleaders.com /Madagascar_Heads.htm (511 words)

	Medals of Madagascar, Emering
		Queen Ranavalona III was sent into exile in Algeria in 1897, effectively ending the monarchy.
		By the late 1970s Madagascar had severed all ties with France and the government was seriously courting communist nations.
		The MADAGASCAR bar was issued to those who participated in the 1883-1886 and 1894-1895 Expeditions and again to those who helped quell the 1949 Revolt.
	www.emering.com /medals/french/madagascar.html (545 words)

	Ranavalona III of Madagascar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		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.
		She had the misfortune to be caught up in the endgame of the maneuvering that had been going on between the British and French since the beginning of the century.
		Ranavalona was deposed and sent to the island of Réunion, then in March 1899 to Algiers, where she died.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ranavalona_III_of_Madagascar (310 words)

	Madagascar: Erotic Tombs, Tribal Warriors & Bull Fights In The Great Red Island
		Madagascar, the world’s fourth greatest island at over 1600 km long and 570 km wide, is also known as the Great Red Island due to the red soil found there.
		Madagascar is a land with unique fauna and flora, and that is a function of its isolation.
		For the people of Madagascar, for whom ancestral worship and veneration of the remains of the dead are important, the destruction of the royal tombs is spiritual as well.
	www.weecheng.com /africa/indianocean/madatana/mada1.htm (2305 words)

	Madagascar: Royal flags
		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.
		Count Benyowszky, King of Madagascar is of Slovak origin and sometimes is he mentioned as “Benovský”.
		Madagascar was declared a French colony by a law dated 6 August 1896, following the lack of 'respect' of the protectorate treaty (1885), by Queen Ravalona.
	www.allstates-flag.com /fotw/flags/mg_royal.html (1824 words)

	The Anthropological Niche of Douglas W. Hume: Madagascar: Historical Overview (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		The dates for the creation of Madagascar as an island and the peopling of Madagascar are still currently under debate by scholars and should not be regarded as absolute.
		Queen Ranavalona III lost her control due to the insurrection by other tribes and the rural population.
		Under Ravalomanana's leadership, Madagascar is attempting to extridite Ratsiraka from France to be tried for his involvement in riots after the presidential election.
	members.aol.com /archaeodog/madagascar/mad_history.htm (1612 words)

	Gifts & Blessings The Textile Arts of Madagascar
		The contemporary cloth production in Madagascar is examined in the exhibition through a comprehensive collection of cloths, textile art and fashions.
		A particularly spectacular textile is a modern rendition of the complicated akotofahana textiles that combine both warp and weft designs, a distinctive border treatment of warp banding and a knotted fringe--techniques that have not been practiced since the mid-19th century.
		As the variety of modern textiles demonstrates, "weaving in Madagascar is still very vital and dynamic," says Mullen Kreamer.
	www.nmafa.si.edu /exhibits/malagasy/malagasy-pr.html (751 words)

	Issue 313 - Country Profile - Madagascar
		But in south-east Madagascar, in a hut made of forest hardwood and thatched with ravenala leaves, lives the Jackson family.
		Three new wells in their village mean cleaner water to drink, but for the Jacksons as for the other 10 million rural dwellers, not much has changed since the advent of democracy in 1992/3.
		Madagascar was a French colony for most of the century.
	www.newint.org /issue313/profile.htm (885 words)

	Madagascar Flag - World Flags 101 - Madagascarian Flags
		The flag of Madagascar consists of two horizontal stripes and one vertical stripe, all of which are of equal size.
		One theory on the Madagascar flag's meaning states that the colors of the Madagascar flag represent Madagascar's history, yearning for independence, and traditional classes.
		The Madagascar flag was adopted on October 14, 1958.
	www.worldflags101.com /m/madagascar-flag.aspx (292 words)

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		Ranavalona III al nacer era chiquita y escuálida como una ranita,y se llamaba Razafindraheti.Con muchos mimos y buenos tutores logró llegar a ser una morena adolescente de subyugante belleza.
		Ranavalona III tomó otras decisiones que fueron consideradas sabias, como leyes que permitieran que la nueva tecnología arribara al país.
		Ranavalona III enfureció a los franceses cuando afirmó que los límites de su reino empezaban en la playa, proclamándose reina de la isla entera.Al igual que Estados Unidos depusiera a la reina Liliuokalani del Hawaii para anexarse las islas, los franceses pronto depusieron a Ranavalona III y ella salió hacia un triste exilio.
	www.cablenet.com.ni /historia/personalidades/ranavalona.doc (815 words)

	Gifts & Blessings \|\| Queen's Room
		Objects--stunning silk textiles, a decorative bone pin and a basket from Madagascar; a sewing machine, a photograph album and a pair of revolvers from the United States--served as "envoys" to convey mutual respect and political support between the two nations.
		The Merina queen Ranavalona III (reigned 1883--96) came to the throne in 1883 at age 18.
		During her reign, Queen Ranavalona III tried to thwart both French and British designs to control Madagascar by turning to the nation's strategic trading partner--the United States--for support.
	www.nmafa.si.edu /exhibits/malagasy/queen.html (919 words)

	FREE In-depth report - Colonial Era, 1894-1960 - Madagascar
		But Queen Ranavalona III refused to recognize the 1894 effort to subordinate her kingdom to French rule.
		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.
		The provision for universal suffrage had significant implications in Madagascar because of the basic ethnopolitical split between the Merina and the côtiers, reinforced by the divisions between Protestants and Roman Catholics.
	www.exploitz.com /Madagascar-Colonial-Era-18941960-cg.php (1442 words)

	Andy Razaf
		Andy Razaf (1895-1973), (born Andriamanantena Paul Razafinkarefo) African American poet, and lyricist for such well-known songs as "Ain't Misbehavin'," "Honeysuckle Rose," "In the Mood," "Black and Blue" and "Stompin' at the Savoy." Born in Washington, D.C., the son of a Malagasy man and the daughter of the first African American consul to Madagascar.
		He was the nephew of Queen Ranavalona III of Madagascar.
		Raised in Harlem, he collaborated with Fats Waller and other Tin Pan Alley musicians as well as Benny Goodman, Eubie Blake and others.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/an/Andy_Razaf.html (122 words)

	Ranavalona Iii
		Ranavalona was deposed and sent to the island of RÃ©union, then in March 1899 to...
		Ranavalona III, Queen of Madagascar The Merina queen Ranavalona III (reigned...; Ranavalona III - WikipÃ©diaCependant dÃ¨s le 18 janvier 1896 le nouveau Gouverneur Hypollite Laroche obligea Ranavalona III Ã signer un nouveau traitÃ© reconnaissant la "prise de...; La jeune Ranavalona III voulait construire un nouveau Palais dans le Rova (enceinte Royale par extension, palissade).
		Ranavalona II e Ranavalona III, conservano soltanto un potere simbolico.
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	Madagascar: History, Geography, Government, and Culture — Infoplease.com
		Madagascar - Madagascar, officially Democratic Republic of Madagascar, republic (2005 est.
		Madagascar: Bibliography - Bibliography See R. Kent, From Madagascar to the Malagasy Republic (1962) and Early Kingdoms in...
		Madagascar: Economy - Economy The economy of Madagascar is overwhelmingly agricultural, largely of a subsistence type;...
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	Medals of Madagascar, Emering
		Madagascar is an island nation lying to the east of the coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean.
		The national flag of Madagascar is a tricolor consisting of a vertical white field and two horizontal fields (red over green).
		The center of the obverse is adapted from the coat-of-arms of Madagascar (the head of the Zebu, surmounted by branches of the Baobab tree and framed by two stalks of wheat) and surrounding this on a reddish-brown enamel circle is the inscription, REPOBLIKA MALAGASY.
	www.emering.com /medals/french/madagascar2.html (2208 words)

	Country Profiles Foreign & Commonwealth Office
		Madagascar is known for its bio-diversity and high proportion of endemic species.
		Madagascar is rich in mineral resources, with sapphires, emeralds and ilmenite: a diamond exploration company has recently reported the discovery of the first 2 known kimberlites there.
		Madagascar enjoys good relations with its island neighbours, especially Mauritius, which invests in the Malagasy Free Zone and was an early proponent of recognising the Ravalomanana regime.
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	Monarchs of Madagascar quiz -- free game
		The kingdom of Imerina became the dominant political and military power on the great island of Madagascar towards the end of the 18th century.
		This woman reigned for 33 years and is notorious as Madagascar's "wicked queen".
		This last Merina monarch was deposed in 1896 and died in exile in Algeria in 1917.
	www.funtrivia.com /playquiz/quiz19970216ddf58.html (298 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.
		Rasoherina died in 1868 and was succeeded by a royal relative, Queen Ranavalona II.
		Challenging conventional portrayals of 19th century Madagascar as a unified and progressive kingdom, this study reveals that the Merina attempted to found an island empire and exploit its human and natural resources.
	www.royalty.nu /Africa/Madagascar.html (887 words)

	Madagascar - Fabrics
		Madagascar's prominence in textiles has also been noted by international...
		...the Ancestors in Highland Madagascar" in Sacred and Ceremonial Textiles:...
		The main industries of Madagascar are agriculture â“ fishing and forestry â“ and textiles.
	www.wildmadagascar.org /topics/Fabrics.html (1322 words)

	Chronology - The Third Republic
		Madagascar: Queen Ranavalona III signs a Treaty of Alliance and Protectorate with France, which is given the Bay of Diego Suarez (Antsiranana), the islands of Nossi-Bê and Sainte Marie.
		Madagascar: Agreement with England which recognizes France's rights over the island in exchange for a Protectorate over Zanzibar and lower Niger.
		Madagascar becomes a French colony; General Gallieni is appointed governor.
	www.diplomatie.gouv.fr /archives/dossiers/140ministres.gb/rep3/chrono.html (1370 words)

	Andrianaivoravelona, Josefa, Madagascar, Reformed Church of Madagascar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		Thereafter he applied all his energy to the conversion of his people, hiding in various places because of religious persecution by the queen, Ranavalona I, who was hostile to Christianity and foreign influence.
		When the new queen, Ranavalona II, converted to Christianity, he also became one of the pastors of the palace church in 1869, remaining pastor of the two churches until 1897.
		Such a formidable character attracted the suspicion of the French government, so that he was sent into exile to the island of Reunion with the last queen, Ranavalona III.
	www.dacb.org /stories/madagascar/andrianaivoravelona_j.html (351 words)

	History of Madagascar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		In spite of their diversity, they are united by one language, rooted in ancient Malayo-polynesian which is the proto language of languages spoken in the Bornea area, Hawaï, Tuamotu and Madagascar.
		In 1642, the French secured a base on the island, but their influence remained somewhat faltering until 1896 when, in the aftermath of popular upheavals, Madagascar was declared a French colony.
		During the 1950s, france took steps to increase autonomy on the island and a decace later, members of the provincial councils of Madagascar formed a congress and proclaimed Madagascar The Madagascar, a virtually autonomous member of the French Community.
	www.madagascar-ilaytours.com /histoire.php (527 words)

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