"*establishment of theMalagasy Protectorate" . "France" . . "French victory" . . "Franco-Hova Wars"@en . . . "Merina Kingdom" . . . "(1883-95)"@en . "The Franco-Hova Wars or Franco-Malagasy Wars comprised two French military interventions in Madagascar between 1883 and 1896 that overthrew the ruling monarchy of the Merina Kingdom, and resulted in Madagascar becoming a French colony. Hova refers to a class within the Merina social structure."@en .