Queen Ranavalona I of the Kingdom of Imerina (present-day Madagascar) violently purged her kingdom of foreign influence, ...

She was the first female sovereign of the Kingdom of Imerina, the Queen of Madagascar. But Ranavalona I was also a sadistic despot, a woman who consolidated her power by ordering the murder of scores ...

These unique reptiles get their name from Jean Laborde, a French adventurer who became friends with Queen Ranavalona I of Madagascar. Labord’s chameleons are usually grayish-brown or green. However, ...

Ruthless doesn’t really begin to describe Ranavalona I of Madagascar. Under her rule, Ranavalona didn’t care who died, as long as she got what she wanted in the end. She managed to cut the country’s ...

15 avril 2014 dans Tourism news flash Commentaires fermés sur The Temple of Ampamarinana, the standing memorial to martyrized Christians Under the reign of Queen Ranavalona Ist, from 1828 to 1861, the ...

A new generation of Africans is increasing pressure on Western museums to return looted artefacts, reflecting growing awareness and changing attitudes, says Unesco's Ernesto Ottone. While ...

The subject of such scathing descriptions was Queen Ranavalona I, who ruled Madagascar with an iron hand from 1828 to 1861, earning a terrible reputation in the West. However, this extremely negative ...

At a time when the Europeans were spreading their colonial holdings around the world, Queen Ranavalona was able to keep Madagascar free of British and French control, but she did so by establishing a ...

9. Queen Ranavalona I of Madagascar (1778–1861) Ranavalona I, often called the "Mad Queen," ruled Madagascar with an iron fist. Her isolationist policies and mistrust of foreigners led to the ...