Menalamba rebellion

Menalamba rebellion
Date	September 1895 – May 1897 (sporadic clashes until 1903)
Location	Madagascar
Result	Rebellion suppressed End of the Merina Kingdom;
Belligerents
French Empire French Madagascar;	Merina rebels
Commanders and leaders
Joseph Gallieni; Hubert Lyautey	Rabozaka; Rabzeavana
Casualties and losses
	hundreds to 100,000 dead

The Menalamba rebellion was an uprising in Madagascar by the Merina people^[1] that emerged in central Madagascar in response to the French capture of the royal palace in the capital city of Antananarivo in September 1895.^[2] 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.^[3] 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.

^ Deschamps, Hubert (1961). Histoire de Madagascar (in French). Mondes d'outre-mer. p. 234.
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^ Mutibwa, Phares M. (1980). "Resistance to Colonialism: The Revolt of 1904—5 in South-East Madagascar". Transafrican Journal of History. 9 (1/2): 134–152. ISSN 0251-0391. JSTOR 24328554.

[1] Deschamps, Hubert (1961). Histoire de Madagascar (in French). Mondes d'outre-mer. p. 234.

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[:0-3] Mutibwa, Phares M. (1980). "Resistance to Colonialism: The Revolt of 1904—5 in South-East Madagascar". Transafrican Journal of History. 9 (1/2): 134–152. ISSN 0251-0391. JSTOR 24328554.

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