Ravelonjanahary
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[Ravelonjanahary was at the head of the second revival movement in Madagascar. She lived in a time that was difficult for the people of Madagascar. The island had been under French colonial power since 1896, and all anti-colonial insurrections were firmly crushed by the military government of General GalliƩni, leading to a considerable number of deaths. The colonizers subjected the conquered Malagasy to severe rules of obeisance. As of 1900, men above the age of sixteen were forced to pay taxes. On July 7, 1901, The Natives Law was put into effect in order to restrict the freedom of the Malagasy people. General Victor Augagneur, who succeeded general GalliƩni, introduced atheism to the land through several newspapers [8] in order to draw people away from Christianity, which was already having a very significant impact in the country. Forced labor as well as epidemics of smallpox and plague were taking a heavy toll on people both physically and morally. There was also a religious war going on between the Catholics and the Protestants and it had reached all the way to Fianarantsoa.]
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