Ranavalona II.
Ranavalona II. ( 1829 - 13 July 1883 ) was ruler of the Kingdom of Madagascar from 1868 to 1883 .
She succeeded her cousin Rasoherina to the throne and was a widow of Radama II. Ranavalona had married Prime Minister Rainilaiarivony , who, like her predecessor, directed the fate of the country from the background as a gray eminence.
Before her accession to the throne in 1868, Ranavalona converted to Christianity and made Protestantism the state religion . Her reign is marked by the rapid westernization of the island kingdom, accompanied by close cooperation with British missionaries , economic growth , the building of schools and the beginning of the first codification of law, but also the emergence of conflicts with the colonial power France .
literature
- Dagmar Bechtloff: Madagascar and the missionaries: technical-civilizational transfers in the early and final phase of European expansion efforts (= quarterly for social and economic history: supplements , 158th edition). Franz Steiner Verlag, Stuttgart 2002, ISBN 3515078738 , pp. 206-207.
- Guida M. Jackson, Guida Myrl Jackson-Laufer: Women Rulers Throughout the Ages: An Illustrated Guide . ABC-CLIO, Santa Barbara (California) 1999, ISBN 1576070913 , p. 344.
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| SURNAME | Ranavalona II. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Queen of Madagascar |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1829 |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 13, 1883 |