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Ranavalona I

1788 - 1861

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Ranavalona I (born Rabodoandrianampoinimerina; 1778–16 August 1861), 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 self-sufficiency. She sought reduced economic and political ties with European powers and took vigorous measures to eradicate the small but growing Malagasy Christian movement initiated under Radama I by members of the London Missionary Society. Ranavalona made heavy use of the traditional practice of fanompoana (forced labor as tax payment) to complete public works projects and develop an army. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ranavalona I is the 2,727th most popular politician (up from 3,953rd in 2019), the 2nd most popular biography from Madagascar (up from 3rd in 2019) and the most popular Malagasy Politician.

Ranavalona I was the Queen of Madagascar from 1828 to 1861. She is most famous for her policies which were designed to make the country more traditional and conservative. These policies included banning Christianity, outlawing the wearing of clothes with European styles, and forbidding the teaching of reading and writing.

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Among politicians, Ranavalona I ranks 2,727 out of 19,576. Before her are Alfonso III of Asturias, Xanthippus, Konstantinos Karamanlis, Crown Prince Sado, Crazy Horse, and Julia Minor. After her are Taichang Emperor, Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn, Gaykhatu, Li Hongzhang, Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi, and Mario Beccaria.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1788, Ranavalona I ranks 8. Before her are Lord Byron, Sarah Baartman, Augustin-Jean Fresnel, Archduke Rudolf of Austria, Christian Jürgensen Thomsen, and Jean-Victor Poncelet. After her are Princess Augusta of Bavaria, Infante Carlos, Count of Molina, Étienne Cabet, Antoine César Becquerel, Princess Wilhelmine of Baden, and Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff. Among people deceased in 1861, Ranavalona I ranks 13. Before her are Xianfeng Emperor, Friedrich Carl von Savigny, Pedro V of Portugal, Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Pavel Jozef Šafárik, and Lola Montez. After her are Eugène Scribe, Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Adam Jerzy Czartoryski, Elisha Otis, Henri Murger, and Lars Levi Laestadius.

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In Madagascar

Among people born in Madagascar, Ranavalona I ranks 2 out of 36. Before her are Claude Simon (1913). After her are Marc Ravalomanana (1949), Ranavalona III (1861), Andrianampoinimerina (1745), Radama I (1793), Ranavalona II (1829), Didier Ratsiraka (1936), Philibert Tsiranana (1912), Radama II (1829), Rasoherina (1814), and Gabriel Ramanantsoa (1906).

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Among POLITICIANS In Madagascar

Among politicians born in Madagascar, Ranavalona I ranks 1. After her are Marc Ravalomanana (1949), Ranavalona III (1861), Andrianampoinimerina (1745), Radama I (1793), Ranavalona II (1829), Didier Ratsiraka (1936), Philibert Tsiranana (1912), Radama II (1829), Rasoherina (1814), Gabriel Ramanantsoa (1906), and Albert Zafy (1927).

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