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Ranavalona III, Last Sovereign of the Kingdom of Madagascar

Ranavalona III. Last Sovereign of the Kingdom of Madagascar
Ranavalona III. Last Sovereign of the Kingdom of Madagascar

Ranavalona III joined the ancestors (Nov 22, 1861 - May 23, 1917). The last sovereign of the Kingdom of Madagascar. She ruled from Jul 30, 1883 to Feb 28, 1897 in a reign marked by ultimately futile efforts to resist the colonial designs of the government of France.

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