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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.
		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.bartleby.com /65/ma/Madagasc.html (1851 words)

	Encyclopedia: Rasoherina of Madagascar
		Rasoherina was Queen of Madagascar from 1863 to 1868, succeeding her assassinated husband Radama II.
		A prime minister may be either: the chief or leading member of the cabinet of the top-level government in a country having a parliamentary system of government; or the official, in countries with a semi-presidential system of government, appointed to manage the civil service and execute the directives...
		Rasoherina was succeeded by Ranavalona II, another of Radama II's wives.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Rasoherina-of-Madagascar (300 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.
		This immorality and the lack of stability and fidelity in marriage are the great obstacles to the development of the family and of the Christian religion in Madagascar.
		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 (2009 words)

	--[GetawaytoAfrica.com - Getaway magazine]--
		Isolated from the rest of Madagascar by the Tsaratanana and d'Ambre massifs, but exposed to the rest of the world by way of its harbour, Diégo Suarez evolved quite distinctly from the rest of the island and today its population is a mix of Arab, Indian, Chinese, Comoran and Creole cultures.
		Madagascar has a strong French influence and I was having a language problem on this part of the trip.
		Madagascar boasts seven endemic species of baobab and Eric took me to a heavily forested hill littered with a spectacular display of 48 bronzed baobab trees.
	www.getawaytoafrica.com /content/magazine/features/print.asp?id=465 (3757 words)

	Lalor, Cyclopaedia of Political Science, V.2, Entry 284, MADAGASCAR: Library of Economics and Liberty
		MADAGASCAR a large island in the Indian ocean, separated from eastern Africa, by the Mozambique channel, in which are situated the four islands of the Comoren group (Angarija, Moély, Anjouan and Mayotte).
		Madagascar by its position commands both routes to India, that by the Red sea, and that by the cape, and owing to the trade winds has easy communication with the islands Reunion and Mauritius, situated 150 French leagues to the east, in the middle of the Indian ocean.
		As to her relations with the natives, the treaties which she concluded at different times with the Sakalaves of the western coast, for the opening of ports and the freedom of trade, testify clearly that France never intended to impose her authority by force on all the inhabitants.
	www.econlib.org /library/YPDBooks/Lalor/llCy675.html (1373 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 (906 words)

	Outside influences (1861-95) (from Madagascar) -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		The republic of Madagascar occupies the island of the same name and minor adjacent islands in the Indian Ocean off the southeast coast of Africa.
		The term may refer to a political claim to exclusive control, which other nations may or may not recognize as a matter of fact, or it may refer to a legal agreement by which another state or states pledge themselves to refrain from interference within the...
		In 2003 Madagascar was trying to recover from the political crisis that in 2002 had left 70 people dead and hundreds of thousands without work.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-23450 (841 words)

	Madagascar -> History on Encyclopedia.com 2002 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		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.
		The "degraded" tapia woodlands of highland Madagascar: rural economy, fire ecology, and forest conservation.
		Typhon au sud Madagascar en 1997 vu depuis Discovery Le cyclone tropical Manou, qui a atteint Madagascar jeudi, a provoqué.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/section/Madagasc_History.asp (1835 words)

	(¯`·.¸(¯`·.¸ www.GuideBook.co.za - 'Enchanting Madagascar beckons' ¸.·´¯)¸.·´¯) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Madagascar is the land of lemurs, very attractive prosimians (a suborder of primates).
		From the minute you arrive in Madagascar and catch a taxi-brousse, the main form of transport for everyone, you know you're in another space.
		They are missing doors and windows, they have holes in the floor and the roof, they rattle and shake and, most disconcerting, when they do have doors they're kept open while you're moving.
	www.guidebook.co.za /article/7bc877ca71a4f962fefe56855bf81e56.htm (767 words)

	madaga
		In ancient times, the island of Madagascar was divided into eighteen tribes, each with its own kingdom.
		Madagascar became a French colony until it achieved independence as a republic, on 26
		The Sovereign: by the grace of God and the will of the people, Queen of Madagascar, Protectoress of the Laws of the Nation, with the style of Her Majesty.
	4dw.net /royalark/Madagascar/madaga.htm (1268 words)

	MADAGASCAR: HISTORY
		Probably the first European to see Madagascar was Diego Dias, a Portuguese navigator, in 1500.
		Later in the century the Sakalawa under Andriandahifotsy conquered West and North Madagascar, but the kingdom disintegrated in the 18th century.
		Merina nationalism developed early in the 20th century, and in 1916 (during World War I) a Merina secret society was suppressed by the French after a plot against the colonialists was discovered.
	taniko.free.fr /madagascar/history.htm (1249 words)

	February 21: Ranavalona II converts to Christianity
		The efforts of the London Missionary Society to introduce Christianity into Madagascar began in 1818 and were met with a decade of modest success followed by a violent reaction.
		The return of the London Missionary Society to Madagascar was largely through the efforts of Rev. William Ellis.
		Beginning in the mid-1850s he regained entry to Madagascar and took many photographs of the island and its people.
	chi.gospelcom.net /DAILYF/2002/02/daily-02-21-2002.shtml (615 words)

	Gifts & Blessings \|\| Queen's Room
		During the 18th and 19th centuries, the Merina kingdom of the central highlands came to control much of Madagascar's internal and external affairs.
		The objects and images on exhibit are part of the fascinating story of the diplomatic relations that existed between Madagascar and the United States in the late 1800s.
		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.
	www.nmafa.si.edu /exhibits/malagasy/queen.html (919 words)

	guinea.ca - Ranavalona II of Madagascar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Dust Clouds in the Middle East: The Air War for East Africa, Iraq, Syria, Iran, and Madagascar
		Imerina or Merina is on the Central Highlands of Madagascar, around the capital Antananarive....
		included all Madagascar except the south and part of the west.
	www.guinea.ca /Ranavalona-II-of-Madagascar/reference/fullview/wikipedia/271518 (142 words)

	FRANCIA
		The Kings of Madagascar are from the Oxford Dynasties of the World, by John E. Morby [Oxford University Press, 1989, 2002, p.237].
		French influence in Madagascar was recognized by Britain in 1890, as part of a deal that left Kenya to them.
		Madagascar voted for autonomy in 1958 as an "Overseas Territory" and for independence from France in 1960.
	www.friesian.com /francia.htm (14237 words)

	MSN Encarta - Multimedia - Merina Tombs, Madagascar
		The Merina culture descended from that of the original Malay settlers of Madagascar and rose to prominence during the early 19th century.
		Many Merina rulers, including King Radama I, resisted the initial European presence on Madagascar.
		Merina rulers fought against colonial expansion until the French takeover of Madagascar in 1896.
	encarta.msn.com /media_461550566_761568260_-1_1/Merina_Tombs_Madagascar.html (81 words)

	From the Housetops.com
		That was when the island nation's beautiful and fearsome Queen Rasoherina, a kind of 19th-century Julian the Apostate, tried to extirpate Catholicism in her kingdom.
		It had been French missionaries who evangelized the people, converting many, and so it was the French, by force of arms, who restored to them their freedom to practice the Faith.
		Madagascar was far from being the only place where the French defended the Catholic interest in the 19th Century.
	www.fromthehousetops.com /catalog/fthsample52.php?osCsid=5d126deca1d702f0bf0f5fdc9b7956c6 (7307 words)

	African Arts: Gifts and Blessings: the Textile Arts of Madagascar - Critical Essay
		For example, in 1986 John Mack of the Museum of Mankind curated the seminal exhibition "Madagascar: Island of the Ancestors" (with companion catalogue, London, 1986), which brought the island's arts and cultures to the public's attention.
		A forthcoming edited volume on the extensive Malagasy textile holdings at Chicago's Field Museum, to be published by the UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History; was previewed by an exhibition last spring at the Fowler Museum ("Wild Silk, Island Fibers: Rare Textiles from Madagascar").
		A large three-dimensional ikat mosquito tent dominated the center of the room, and a case along the far wall held various raw materials, including cocoons and mulberry silk (spun and unspun, cultivated and uncultivated)-a nice addition, although specific materials were not clearly labeled.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0438/is_2_36/ai_111847727 (1171 words)

	Madagascar Head
		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.
		In 1883 French commodore Pierre was sent to Madagascar because of a commercial matter and took Majunga post and bombarded Tamatave.
		Her name was Ranavalo Manyaka III or Ranavalona III and before she succeeded to the throne it was Razafindraheti.
	www.guide2womenleaders.com /Madagascar_Heads.htm (511 words)

	Journal of a Tour of Exploration in the North of Madagascar
		WHEN the Church of England sent her first four Missionaries to Madagascar, in 1864, the two supported by the Church Missionary Society were stationed by the Bishop of Mauritius at VOHIMARE, an important town on the north-east coast of Madagascar.
		This Menakely belongs to Andriantahiry, who is the adopted son of Rasoherina, the late queen, and it was administered, during his minority, by Rainizanoa.
		Guisnet discoursed much on Madagascar; he has been here thirty years, and is as much a Malagasy as a Frenchman.
	anglicanhistory.org /africa/mg/kestell-cornish1877.html (21141 words)

	Madagascar: History
		History and Memory in the Age of Enslavement: Becoming Merina in Highland Madagascar, 1770-1822.
		WAYWARD PASTORAL GHOSTS AND REGIONAL XENOPHOBIA IN A NORTHERN MADAGASCAR TOWN.
		Madagascar's burning issue: The peristent conflict over fire.(prescribed burning) (Environment)
	www.infoplease.com /ce6/world/A0859413.html (1371 words)

	Monarchs of Madagascar quiz
		The kingdom of Imerina became the dominant political and military power on the great island of Madagascar towards the end of the 18th century.
		Royal justice was sometimes administered in the form of a "poison ordeal".
		This woman reigned for 33 years and is notorious as Madagascar's "wicked queen".
	www.funtrivia.com /playquiz.cfm?qid=199702&origin= (302 words)

	Africa and Europeans 1800-1875 by Sanderson Beck
		Trade between Madagascar and the islands of Mauritius and Bourbon was banned.
		The oligarchs made his cousin and wife, Queen Rasoherina, agree to renounce alcohol and follow the advice of the pro-European majority in her council.
		By then there were 153,000 Christians in Madagascar, and Queen Ranavalona II converted in 1869 to the Protestant faith of the British.
	www.san.beck.org /1-14-Africa1800-1875.html (23365 words)

	Madagascar Ministers
		Republic of Madagascar/ Repoblikan 'i Madagasikare (Female Suffrage 1946/59) A French Protectorate 1895 and a colony 1897, 1958 an autonomous republic within the French community, 1960 Independent, 1958-75 known as the Malasy Republic
		She was deposed by the Frensh and send in exile.
		Her third husband was Premier Rainilasarivany, who was married to her relatives and predsessors Queen's Ranavalona I Rabodoandrianampoinimerina (Ramavo) (1828-1861), Rasoherina (Rabodozanakandriana) (1863-1868), Ranavalona II (Ramoma)(1868-1883).
	www.guide2womenleaders.com /Madagascar.htm (402 words)

	Outside influences (1861-95) (from Madagascar) -- Britannica Student Encyclopedia
		Outside influences (1861-95) (from Madagascar) -- Britannica Student Encyclopedia
		"Madagascar." Britannica Student Encyclopedia from Encyclopædia Britannica Premium Service.
		More from Britannica on "Outside influences (1861-95) (from Madagascar)"...
	www.britannica.com /ebi/article-23450?tocId=23450 (843 words)

	The Royalty in Madagascar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		was the last queen to reign in Madagascar.
		She was brought down from her throne in 1896 by the advent of the colonization of Madagascar by France.
		Elle fut déchue de son trône en 1896 par l'avènement de la colonisation de Madagascar par la France.
	www.imp.cnrs.fr /utilisateurs/lala/madagascar/royaute.html (83 words)

	WHKMLA : History of Madagascar, 1787-1896
		Ranavalona's successors reestablished ties with the English missionaries, English and permitted Catholic French missionaries in, too.
		Under Quuens RANAVALONA II (1868-1883) and RANAVALONA III (1883-1896), the Merina Kingdom extended over most of Madagascar, except the very south and some areas in the west.
		A History of Madagascar, Review of a book by Stephen Ellis from Univ.
	www.zum.de /whkmla/region/eastafrica/madagascar17871896.html (258 words)

	Islands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Resentment of French rule was widespread and the first major nationalist insurrection in 1947-8 killed many thousands of rebels.
		In 1958, Madagascar became an autonomous state within the French Community and nominally independent in 1960 but the first President, Philibert Tsirinana, was virtually a French puppet and the French remained on the island, helping to put down an uprising in 1971.
		As president of the Democratic Republic of Madagascar, he has improved democracy, developed links with other African states and survived various coups and the electoral challenge of Monja Jaona, leader of MONIMA (National Movement for the Independence of Madagascar).
	www.gaminggeeks.org /Resources/KateMonk/Africa/Islands/Madagascar.htm (487 words)

	Star - Magnificent magnetic marvellous money-poor monkey-rich Madagascar
		They say that Madagascar is weird and wonderful and they're right, says Travel Editor Carol Lazar
		Madagascar is remarkably rich in flora and fauna and, despite the fact that there's been terrible burning of virgin forests to make way for the ubiquitous rice paddies, there is still a fair amount of wildlife and floral queendom to see.
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