Rainilaiarivony
Rainilaiarivony was a Malagasy politician who served as the Prime Minister of Madagascar from 1864 to 1895. He succeeded his older brother Rainivoninahitriniony, who had held the post for thirteen years. As Prime Minister, he sought to modernize the administration of the state, in order to strengthen and ensure Madagascar remained independent from foreign colonial empires. He legislated the Christianization...