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Ranavalona I

1788 - 1861

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Ranavalona I (born Rabodoandrianampoinimerina; 1778–16 August 1861), also known as Ramavo or Ranavalo-Manjaka I or Ranavalona reniny, was the sovereign of the Kingdom of Madagascar from 1828 to 1861. After positioning herself as queen following the death of her young husband Radama I, she pursued a policy of isolationism and self-sufficiency. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ranavalona I has received more than 882,903 page views. Her biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Ranavalona I is the 3,953rd most popular politician (down from 3,705th in 2019), the 3rd most popular biography from Madagascar and the 2nd most popular Malagasy Politician.

Ranavalona I was the Queen of Madagascar from 1828 to 1861. She is most famous for her policies which were designed to make the country more traditional and conservative. These policies included banning Christianity, outlawing the wearing of clothes with European styles, and forbidding the teaching of reading and writing.

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  • 34

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.98

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.09

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ranavalona I ranks 3,953 out of 19,576. Before her are Janez Drnovšek, Sweyn III of Denmark, Yaropolk I of Kiev, Karl August, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Emperor Duzong, and Venustiano Carranza. After her are Senakhtenre Ahmose, Beatrice of Portugal, Duchess of Savoy, Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Altenburg, Bayan I, Princess Henriette Adelaide of Savoy, and Charles, Duke of Berry.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1788, Ranavalona I ranks 16. Before her are Princess Wilhelmine of Baden, Archduke Rudolf of Austria, Étienne Cabet, Rama III, Antoine César Becquerel, and Robert Peel. After her are Catherine Pavlovna of Russia, Johan Christian Dahl, Mikhail Lazarev, Leopold Gmelin, David d'Angers, and Friedrich Rückert. Among people deceased in 1861, Ranavalona I ranks 16. Before her are Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Pavel Jozef Šafárik, Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Adam Jerzy Czartoryski, Eugène Scribe, and Elisha Otis. After her are Lars Levi Laestadius, Henri Murger, Teréz Brunszvik, Tekla Bądarzewska-Baranowska, Infante Carlos, Count of Montemolin, and Heinrich Marschner.

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In Madagascar

Among people born in Madagascar, Ranavalona I ranks 3 out of 36. Before her are Claude Simon (1913), and Ranavalona III (1861). After her are Andrianampoinimerina (1745), Ranavalona II (1829), Didier Ratsiraka (1936), Radama I (1793), Philibert Tsiranana (1912), Marc Ravalomanana (1949), Radama II (1829), Rasoherina (1814), and Gabriel Ramanantsoa (1906).

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Among POLITICIANS In Madagascar

Among politicians born in Madagascar, Ranavalona I ranks 2. Before her are Ranavalona III (1861). After her are Andrianampoinimerina (1745), Ranavalona II (1829), Didier Ratsiraka (1936), Radama I (1793), Philibert Tsiranana (1912), Marc Ravalomanana (1949), Radama II (1829), Rasoherina (1814), Gabriel Ramanantsoa (1906), and Rainilaiarivony (1828).

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