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The Franco-Hova Wars, also known as the Franco-Malagasy Wars, were two French military interventions in Madagascar between 1883 and 1896 that overthrew the ruling monarchy of the Merina Kingdom, and resulted in Madagascar becoming a French colony. The term "Hova" referred to a social class within the Merina class structure.
First Franco-Hova War (1883–1885) Merina Kingdom France: Defeat. Establishment of the Malagasy Protectorate; Second Franco-Hova War (1894–1895) Merina Kingdom France: Defeat. Madagascar annexed by France; Menalamba Rebellion (1895–1897) Menalamba rebels France: Defeat. Rebellion put down by French authorities; 1904–1905 uprising in ...
Following the end of the Second World War, several key Malagasy nationalist leaders attempted to achieve independence for Madagascar through legal means. [11] At the first post-war constituent assembly convened in Paris in November 1945 to draft the constitution of the French Fourth Republic , Madagascar was represented by two doctors named ...
Madagascar's population is estimated to have declined by half from 5 million to 2.5 million between 1833 and 1839 from war, disease, slavery and other and violence. She also attempted to eradicate European and Christian influence in the country. [9] Christianity was made the state religion under Queen Ranavalona II (r. 1868–1883). In the ...
The Merina King, Radama I, managed to unite Madagascar under one rule, benefiting from British weapons and military instructors. [1] He signed treaties with the British, allowing Protestant missionaries and outlawing the slave trade. [2] When Queen Ranavalona I took power in 1828, relationships with foreign powers gradually soured. By the mid ...
Madagascar, then officially known as French Madagascar, was a French colony at the outbreak of the Second World War, having been under French administration since 1885. It played an important role in the war due to the presence of critically important harbors, the contribution of Malagasy troops, and was also the scene of fighting between ...
Madagascar is accredited to Turkey from its embassy in Rome, Italy. [146] Turkey has an embassy in Antananarivo. [146] Trade volume between the two countries was 76.5 million USD in 2019 (Malagasy exports/imports: 5.2/71.3 million USD). [146] Vietnam: 19 December 1972: The two countries established diplomatic relations on 19 December 1972. [147]
Madagascar, [a] officially the Republic of Madagascar, [b] is an island country that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands. Lying off the southeastern coast of Africa, it is the world's fourth largest island (after Greenland, New Guinea, and Borneo), the second-largest island country (after Indonesia), and the 46th largest country overall. [14]