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Radama I

1793 - 1828

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Radama I "the Great" (c. 1793–1828) was the first Malagasy sovereign to be recognized as King of Madagascar (1810–1828) by a European state, Great Britain. He came to power at the age of 17 following the death of his father, King Andrianampoinimerina. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Radama I has received more than 217,366 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia. Radama I is the 6,136th most popular politician (down from 5,063rd in 2019), the 7th most popular biography from Madagascar (down from 5th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Malagasy Politician.

Radama I was the king of Madagascar from 1810 to 1828. He is most famous for his reforms that modernized the country.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Radama I ranks 6,136 out of 19,576. Before him are Andrew Báthory, Henry II, Duke of Brabant, Uliana of Tver, Zhang Xianzhong, Artaxias II, and Minoru Genda. After him are King Wuling of Zhao, Mette Frederiksen, Gaius Julius Vindex, Nizamüddin Ahmed Pasha, James Broun-Ramsay, 1st Marquess of Dalhousie, and Infanta Eulalia of Spain.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1793, Radama I ranks 15. Before him are Michel Chasles, Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller, Constantine Kanaris, James Dunlop, Karl Lachmann, and Sam Houston. After him are Charles Paul de Kock, Tokugawa Ieyoshi, Philipp Veit, Thomas Addison, Princess Caroline of Denmark, and Baldomero Espartero. Among people deceased in 1828, Radama I ranks 17. Before him are Karl Mack von Leiberich, Carl Peter Thunberg, Charlotte, Princess Royal, William Hyde Wollaston, Sineperver Sultan, and Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool. After him are Charlotte Buff, Richard Parkes Bonington, Samuel Frederick Gray, James Edward Smith, Leandro Fernández de Moratín, and Amalie of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld.

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In Madagascar

Among people born in Madagascar, Radama I ranks 7 out of 36. Before him are Claude Simon (1913), Ranavalona III (1861), Ranavalona I (1788), Andrianampoinimerina (1745), Ranavalona II (1829), and Didier Ratsiraka (1936). After him are Philibert Tsiranana (1912), Marc Ravalomanana (1949), Radama II (1829), Rasoherina (1814), Gabriel Ramanantsoa (1906), and Rainilaiarivony (1828).

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Among POLITICIANS In Madagascar

Among politicians born in Madagascar, Radama I ranks 6. Before him are Ranavalona III (1861), Ranavalona I (1788), Andrianampoinimerina (1745), Ranavalona II (1829), and Didier Ratsiraka (1936). After him are Philibert Tsiranana (1912), Marc Ravalomanana (1949), Radama II (1829), Rasoherina (1814), Gabriel Ramanantsoa (1906), and Rainilaiarivony (1828).

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