radama in A Sentence

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    However, copies were distributed only to King Radama's family and some government officials.

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    David Jones said at the time:“ King Radama is exceedingly kind and affable.

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    Along the way, Ranavalona bore a son named Rakoto, who, due to tradition, became the late King Radama's legitimate heir.

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    However, Malagasy tradition stated that any children that Ranavalona bore would be considered children of Radama, whether they were actually his or not.

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    Many traditionalists believed in Ranavalona, and she was able to rally enough military men to hold down the palace in those first few days after Radama's death.

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    Their king, Radama I, established relations with the British and opened the country to English missionaries who spread Christianity throughout the island and transcribed Malagasy into a written language.

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    After Radama's death, he was succeeded by his widow, Ranavalona I, who terrorized the country for 33 years by persecuting Christians, evicting foreigners, executing political rivals, and reviving the custom of killing babies born on unlucky days.

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    Rakoto, who took on the name Radama II after his coronation, reversed many of his mother's policies, but proved himself to be inept when it came to spotting assassination plots, and was killed just a few years into his reign.

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