Charles Le Myre de Vilers
Charles-Marie Le Myre de Vilers was French naval officer, then departmental administrator.
He was governor of the colony of Cochinchina (1879–1882) and resident-general of Madagascar (1886–1888).
He was a member of the French National Assembly from 1889 to 1902, representing Cochinchina.
Charles Le Myre de Vilers
Le Myre de Vilers in 1884 by Otto van Bosch
Le Petit Journal (3 February 1895) Events of Madagascar. M. Le Myre de Vilers and the colons leaving the coast.
Rainilaiarivony was a Malagasy politician who served as the prime minister of Madagascar from 1864 to 1895, succeeding his older brother Rainivoninahitriniony, who had held the post for thirteen years. His career mirrored that of his father Rainiharo, a renowned military man who became prime minister during the reign of Queen Ranavalona I.
Official portrait, c. 1880
Wearing a traditional striped lamba over his military uniform, Rainilaiarivony sits to inspect his troops at the Rova compound (around 1865).
Rainilaiarivony ordered the 1873 construction of Andafiavaratra Palace near the Queen's palace in Antananarivo.
Cover of L'Illustration magazine depicting Rainilaiarivony arriving at the port of Algiers (1896)
