Menalamba rebellion

Menalamba rebellion
Date	September 1895 – May 1897 (sporadic clashes until 1903)
Location	Madagascar
Result	Rebellion suppressed End of the Merina Kingdom;
Belligerents
French Empire French Madagascar;	Merina rebels
Commanders and leaders
Joseph Gallieni; Hubert Lyautey	Rabozaka; Rabezeavana; Rainibetsimisaraka
Casualties and losses
	hundreds to 100,000 dead

The Menalamba rebellion was an uprising in Madagascar by the Merina people that emerged in central Madagascar in response to the French capture of the royal palace in the capital city of Antananarivo in September 1895. It spread rapidly in 1896, threatening the capital, but French forces were successful in securing the surrender of many rebel groups in 1897. Elements of the rebellion continued sporadically until 1903. Menalamba rebels were mostly outlaws called "Fahavalo" led by Rabozaka and Rabezavana in the region of Anjozorobe between Alaotra lake and Betsiboka river and Rainibetsimisaraka in the region of Vakinankaratra.