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Ranavalona I, Queen consort of Kingdom of Madagascar and then sovereign (born 1778)

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Ranavalona I

Queen regnant of Madagascar from 1828 to 1861

Ranavalona I, also known as Ramavo or Ranavalo-Manjaka I or Ranavalona reniny, was the sovereign of the Kingdom of Madagascar from 1828 to 1861. After positioning herself as queen following the death of her young husband Radama I, she pursued a policy of isolationism and…
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Merina Kingdom

1540–1897 kingdom in Madagascar

The Kingdom of Merina, also known as the Kingdom of Madagascar and officially the Kingdom of Imerina, was a pre-colonial state off the coast of Southeast Africa that, by the 18th century, dominated most of what is now Madagascar. It spread outward from Imerina, the Central…
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August 16

Day of the year

August 16 is the 228th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 137 days remain until the end of the year.
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