Menalamba rebellion

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 are mostly made of 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.

  1. ^ Deschamps, Hubert (1961). Histoire de Madagascar (in French). Mondes d'outre-mer. p. 234.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference GC was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  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.