Menalamba Rebellion

The Menalamba rebellion was an uprising in Madagascar by the Merina people that emerged in central Madagascar in response to the French capture of the royal palace in the capital city of Antananarivo in September 1895. It spread rapidly in 1896, threatening the capital, but French forces were successful in securing the surrender of many rebel groups in 1897. Elements of the rebellion continued sporadically until 1903. Menalamba rebels were mostly outlaws called "Fahavalo" led by Rabozaka and Rabezavana in the region of Anjozorobe between Alaotra lake and Betsiboka river and Rainibetsimisaraka in the region of Vakinankaratra.

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1895 — 1904  Wikidata
Menalamba revolt
political movement, national liberation movement, rebellion, Madagascar, 

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Hierarchy of the merina kingdom military in the 19th century. Hierarchy from lower to upper class soldiers.

• Colonial conquest in central Madagascar: who resisted what? - Article in: Rethinking resistance : revolt and violence in African history, p. 69-86 : foto, krt, 2003
• The political elite of Imerina and the revolt of the Menalamba : the creation of a colonial myth in Madagascar, 1895-1898 - scientific article published in January 1980

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		Hierarchy of the merina kingdom military in the 19th century. Hierarchy from lower to upper class soldiers.		Commons