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Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: GAG-GEO |
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GALLIENI, JOSEPH SIMON (1849 ) , French soldier and colonial administrator, was born at Saint-Beat, in the department of Haute-Garonne, on the 24th of April 1849. He left the military academy of Saint-Cyr in July 187o as a second lieutenant in the Marines
of lieutenant-colonel, and on the loth of December was nominated governor of Upper Senegal
SENEGAL
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resident
governor -general) and commander
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exile of Queen Ranavalo III. herself in 1897, on the charge of fomenting rebellion, broke up the Hova hegemony, and made an end of Hova intrigues against French rule. The task of government was one of considerable difficulty. The application of the French customs and other like measures, disastrous to British and American trade, were matters for which Gallieni was not wholly responsible. His policy was directed to the development of the economic resources of the island and was conciliatory towards the non-French European population. He also secured for the Protestants religious liberty. In 1899 he published a Rapport d'ensemble sur la situation generale de Madagascar. In 1905, when he resigned the governorship, Madagascar enjoyed peace and a considerable measure of prosperity. In 1906 General Gallieni was appointed to command the XIV. army corps and military government of Lyons. He reviewed the results of his Madagascar administration in a book entitled Neuf Ans d Madagascar (Paris, 1908).End of Article: GALLIENI, JOSEPH SIMON (1849 ) If you wish, you can link directly to this article.
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