Madagascar Monarchs

The Merina were a dominant tribe in central Madagascar that succeeded by war and marriage in uniting the other tribes of the island under their rule to create the Merina Kingdom. King Radama I was recognized by the British as King of Madagascar after the Napoleonic wars. In the period that followed the kingdom shifted from one side to the other as Britain and France competed for control of the island. In the late 1880's France gained Madagascar, dethroned the last monarch, Queen Ranavalona III and exiled the royal family to Algeria. Madagascar has been a republic ever since.

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