Rainiharo
Rainiharo | |
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2ndPrime Minister of Madagascar | |
In office 1833 – 10 February 1852 | |
Monarch | Ranavalona II |
Preceded by | Andriamihaja |
Succeeded by | Rainivoninahitriniony |
Personal details | |
Born | Ravoninahitriniarivo Madagascar |
Died | 18 October 1852 |
Resting place | Fasan-dRainiharo, Isoraka |
Spouse(s) | Rabodomiarana Ranavalona I |
Children | Rainivoninahitriniony Rainilaiarivony |
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Field MarshalRainiharo(died on 18 October 1852 in Rabodomiarana) was from 1833 to 1852 prime minister of theKingdom of Imerinain the central highlands ofMadagascar.
Biography
[edit]Rainiharo was born asRavoninahitriniarivointo the Hova (freeman) class of theMerinapeople in the central highlands of Madagascar. His father, Andriantsilavonandriana, served as an adviser to the kingAndrianampoinimerina.[citation needed]After distinguishing himself as a military officer in a series of campaigns of pacification in the southeastern part of the island, he was chosen as a spouse byQueen Ranavalona Ifollowing the death of her first husband in 1833,[2]and was thereupon promoted to Commander-in-Chief of the military andPrime Minister of Madagascar.[3]He retained these roles until his death in 1853,[1]when he was interred in a distinctive tomb constructed in centralAntananarivoby FrenchmanJean Laborde.[4]This tomb would later hold the bodies of Rainiharo's two sons,RainivoninahitrinionyandRainilaiarivony,who would each succeed him as Commander-in-Chief, Prime Minister and consort.[3]
He was buried in Fasan-dRainiharo, Isoraka.
Literary
[edit]Rainiharo is mentioned inThe FugitivesbyR. M. Ballantyne.[5]
References
[edit]- ^abUniversity of Southern California archive,accessed 15 August 2008
- ^Non European Royalty,accessed 15 August 2008
- ^abMadagascar prime ministers,rulers.org, accessed 15 August 2008
- ^Tourist guideArchived2013-01-03 atarchive.today,hotel-palissandre.com
- ^The FugitivesArchived2009-01-05 at theWayback Machine,R.M.Ballantyne, athelstane.co.uk