History of Everything: The Mad Queen of Madagascar
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The Tumultuous and Loud Marriage of King Radama
In 1828, King Radama would die at the age of 35. This being due to a debilitating illness, possibly from having contracted syphilis. A few of Radama's officers had hidden the news of his death until two days after his demise in order to replace the King's throne with his nephew Rakatobe. No sooner did this plan come to the knowledge of Rana Valona, who immediately then moved to gather her supporters to bring down their agenda.
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