Rainilaiarivony

Rainilaiarivony was prime minister of the Kingdom of Madagascar from 1864 to 1895. He governed alongside three successive queens and led resistance to French expansion before Madagascar became a French protectorate.

Radama II: Radama II was king of Madagascar from 1861 until his assassination in 1863. Rainilaiarivony rose to power after Radama II’s overthrow and assassination.
Prime minister of Madagascar: The head of government in Madagascar under successive monarchies and later political systems. This office gave Rainilaiarivony executive power while the queens remained sovereign.
French Madagascar: Madagascar under French colonial rule from 1896 to 1960. French rule followed the conquest that forced Rainilaiarivony from office.
Rainiharo: Rainiharo was a powerful Merina statesman and military leader who served as prime minister from 1833 to 1852. Rainiharo was Rainilaiarivony’s father and an earlier holder of the same office.
Rasoherina: Rasoherina was queen of Madagascar from 1863 to 1868. She ruled during Rainilaiarivony’s first years as prime minister and married him.
Merina Army: The armed forces of the Merina Kingdom, reorganized during the nineteenth century. Military modernization was central to Rainilaiarivony’s effort to defend the kingdom.
First Madagascar expedition: France’s 1883–1885 military intervention in Madagascar, which secured limited concessions but not control of the island. The expedition began the confrontation that defined much of Rainilaiarivony’s later rule.
Rainivoninahitriniony: Rainivoninahitriniony was a Merina statesman who served as prime minister from 1852 to 1864. Rainilaiarivony succeeded his older brother as prime minister.
Ranavalona II: Ranavalona II was queen of Madagascar from 1868 to 1883. Rainilaiarivony married her and supported the monarchy’s adoption of Christianity.
Malagasy–French wars: A series of conflicts between France and Madagascar that ended with French conquest in 1895. These wars tested his military strategy and ultimately ended his government.

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Ranavalona IRelated: He emerged from the political order built during Ranavalona's reign and later changed its foreign policy.