ranavalona in A Sentence

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    Discipline under Ranavalona was brutal.

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    Meanwhile, Ranavalona forbade the practice of Christianity within her kingdom;

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    Ranavalona I started out in life as a girl named Ramavo.

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    The opinion of Ranavalona on Madagascar today tends to vary based on a person's religion;

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    Understandably, Ranavalona is portrayed as a brutish tyrant by many of her contemporary European leaders.

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    The smartest thing for Rakotobe to do would be to kill Ranavalona- and she knew it.

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    At one point, Ranavalona ordered that fifteen Christian leaders dangle by ropes over a rocky ravine.

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    Despite her hatred of European politics and religions, Ranavalona was strangely enraptured by French clothing styles.

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    Her own people grew somewhat wary themselves, particularly as Ranavalona's behaviour became more and more erratic.

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    Strong words, but whether or not Ranavalona's rule was“good fortune” for her people remained to be seen.

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    Mad” though she might have been and a tad brutal, Ranavalona was actually quite a good politician and leader.

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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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    Once, one of Ranavalona's lovers- whom she had caught with another woman- refused to do this and was promptly speared in the neck.

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    Queen Ranavalona of Madagascar was so ruthless that the population of her country was likely cut in half during her rule, many by what was called the"tangena test.".

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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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    In 1838, it was estimated that Queen Ranavalona I of Madagascar had allowed nearly a fifth of her kingdom to die under the tangena ordeal, which was a traditional test of innocence where the subject ate three chicken skins and then poison to see how many they threw up.

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