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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 ...
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.
The Madagascar Plan (German: Madagaskarplan) was a plan proposed by the Nazi German government to forcibly relocate the Jewish population of Europe to the island of Madagascar. Franz Rademacher , head of the Jewish Department of the German Foreign Office , proposed the idea in June 1940, shortly before the Fall of France .
Europe knew of Madagascar through Arab sources; thus The Travels of Marco Polo claimed that "the inhabitants are Saracens, or followers of the law of Mohammed", without mentioning other inhabitants. Other than its size and location, everything about the island in the book describes southeastern Africa, not Madagascar.
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 ...
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Along with the Nazi leadership, a number of real figures appear as characters in the book: Lord Halifax, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom who signs a peace treaty with Hitler that effectively ends the war. Odilo Globocnik, the Governor of Madagaskar. Admiral Dommes, the commanding officer of the Diego-Suarez base.