The Kingdom of Merina, also known as the Kingdom of Madagascar and officially the Kingdom of Imerina (Malagasy: Fanjakan'Imerina; c. 1540–1897), was a...
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The Merina people (also known as the Imerina, Antimerina,Hova, Borizany or Ambaniandro ) formerly called Amboalambo are the largest ethnic group in Madagascar...
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Flag of Madagascar (redirect from Flag of the Merina Kingdom)
incorporated red and white, the royal colours of the Merina Kingdom, whose rulers came from the Merina ethnic majority. Meanwhile, the country's political...
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the Merina monarchy until the French conquest of the Merina Kingdom during the Second Madagascar expedition. Below is a list of the line of Merina monarchs...
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Franco-Hova Wars (section End of the Merina monarchy)
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...
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History of Madagascar (section Merina monarchy)
Malagasy. The Sakalava and Merina kingdoms in particular exploited European trade to strengthen the power of their kingdoms, trading Malagasy slaves for...
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This is a list of wars and conflicts involving malagasy tribes, Merina Kingdom and later Madagascar since the nineteenth century to the present. Curtin...
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intervention which took place in 1894–1895, sealing the conquest of the Merina Kingdom on the island of Madagascar by France. It was the last phase of the...
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commoners, were one of the three principal historical castes in the Merina Kingdom of Madagascar, alongside the Andriana (nobles) and Andevo (slaves)....
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the establishment of the office of chief minister in 1828, during the Merina Kingdom. Political parties Social Democratic Party (PSD) Malagasy Revolutionary...
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