Andriamihaja, spelled Andriamihaja, was the first Prime Minister of Madagascar.
12 Facts About Andriamihaja
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Andriamihaja was a supporter of Ranavalona I and as a young military officer he was instrumental in her rise.
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Andriamihaja came to be functionally viewed as her husband, and with her he fathered Radama II.
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Andriamihaja's father is thought to have been Ratsitatanina, who led a slave rebellion in Mauritius and was executed in 1822.
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Andriamihaja was a military officer, who commanded forces in the mid-1820s.
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Andriamihaja's support from within the military was an important part of Ranavalona I's rise to power.
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When Ranavalona I became the sovereign, Andriamihaja was quickly appointed as her prime minister, as well as commander in chief of the military.
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Some sources consider Andriamihaja to be the second or third chief minister of Ranavalona I, possibly succeeding Andrianamba as the leading minister to Ranavalona I, but Andriamihaja is often described as the first person to hold the position of prime minister or chief minister in Madagascar.
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Andriamihaja has been described as a reformer who was sympathetic to education expansion efforts.
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Andriamihaja was a convert to Christianity, and was considered a proponent of Europeanisation.
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Andriamihaja was one of the lovers of Ranavalona I, and after her accession he was sometimes viewed as functionally being her husband.
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Reportedly because of Andriamihaja's rapid rise in power from being a young military commander to becoming a primary advisor to the queen, a group of his rivals including Rainiharo and Rainiseheno accused him of treason, resulting in his execution on the orders of Ranavalona I in 1831.