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TABLE OF PRINCIPAL EVENTS AND DATES 
IN THE HISTORY OF MADAGASCAR. 
A.D. 
Discovered by Almeida, Portuguese Envoy to India . 1506 
French colony formed at Anosy.1642 
Do. do. St Augustine’s Bay . . 1642 
Benyowsky landed at Antongil Bay .... 1774 
Do. killed by the French.1786 
Radama I. bom.1792 
Do. succeeded to throne ..... 1810 
Treaty between Radama I. and England . . . 1817 
First English Consul and artisans and other European 
teachers landed.1818 
Death of Radama I. 1828 
Accession of his wife as Ranavalona 1.1828 
Attempted revolution through French influence . . 1857 
Death of Ranavalona I. and succession of her son as 
Radama II.1861 
Revolution and assassination of the King, and accession 
of his wife as Rasoherinamanjaka .... 1863 
Rainilaiarivony rose to power as Prime Minister, and 
inaugurated a new policy of domestic progress and 
friendship with foreign States .... 1864 
Visit of Queen Rasoherina and nearly 40,000 people to 
Rano-mafana on the east coast .... 1867 
Death of Rasoherina, the last heathen queen, and acces¬ 
sion of her cousin Ranavalona II.1868 
The national idols destroyed by fire .... 1869 
Manumission of Mozambique slaves by royal decree . 1877 
French claims revived, and bombardment by Admiral 
Pierre of Mojanga and Tamatave, and death of 
Ranavalona II..June 1883 
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