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Antananarivo Antananarivo ( French: ''Tananarive'', ), also known by its colonial shorthand form Tana, is the capital and largest city of Madagascar. The administrative area of the city, known as Antananarivo-Renivohitra ("Antananarivo-Mother Hill" or "A ...

Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Afric ...

Prior to 20th century

* 1610 - Antananarivo founded as capital of the

Merina Kingdom The Merina Kingdom, or Kingdom of Madagascar, officially the Kingdom of Imerina (–1897), was a pre-colonial state off the coast of Southeast Africa that, by the 19th century, dominated most of what is now Madagascar. It spread outward from I ...

Andrianjaka Andrianjaka reigned over the Kingdom of Imerina in the central highlands region of Madagascar from around 1612 to 1630. Despite being the younger of King Ralambo's two sons, Andrianjaka succeeded to the throne on the basis of his strength of char ...

and is the oldest city in Madagascar. * 1710 - Capital of Merina Kingdom relocated to

Ambohimanga Ambohimanga is a hill and traditional fortified royal settlement ('' rova'') in Madagascar, located approximately northeast of the capital city of Antananarivo. It is situated in the commune of Ambohimanga Rova. The hill and the rova that st ...

from Antananarivo by Andriantsimitoviaminandriandrazaka. * 1794 - Capital of Merina Kingdom relocated to Antananarivo from Ambohimanga by

Andrianampoinimerina Andrianampoinimerina () (1745–1810) ruled the Kingdom of Imerina on Madagascar from 1787 until his death. His reign was marked by the reunification of Imerina following 77 years of civil war, and the subsequent expansion of his kingdom into n ...

. * 1800 - Population: 15,000 (approximate estimate). * 1840 - Manjakamiadana built in the

Rova of Antananarivo The Rova of Antananarivo ( mg, Rovan'i Manjakamiadana ) is a royal palace complex ('' rova'') in Madagascar that served as the home of the sovereigns of the Kingdom of Imerina in the 17th and 18th centuries, as well as of the rulers of the King ...

(palace). * 1872 - British missionary church built. * 1895 ** City besieged and captured by

French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...

forces during the Second Madagascar expedition. ** French colonists rename city "Tananarive." ** Population: 50,000-75,000 (approximate estimate).

20th century

* 1909 -

Brickaville Brickaville is a town and commune in Atsinanana Region, Madagascar. Also known as Ampasimanolotra, Brickaville is located along Route nationale 2 (Madagascar), Route nationale 2 (RN 2), 105 km south of Toamasina (the primary seaport of the ...

-Tananarive railway begins operating. * 1910 - opens. * 1913 **

Tamatave Toamasina (), meaning "like salt" or "salty", unofficially and in French Tamatave, is the capital of the Atsinanana region on the east coast of Madagascar on the Indian Ocean. The city is the chief seaport of the country, situated northeast of it ...

-Tananarive railway built. ** Roman Catholic Apostolic Vicariate of Tananarive active. * 1918 - Population: 63,115. * 1923 -

Antsirabe Antsirabe () is the third largest city in Madagascar and the capital of the Vakinankaratra region, with a population of 265,018 in 2014. In Madagascar, Antsirabe is known for its relatively cool climate (like the rest of the central region), it ...

-Tananarive railway begins operating. * 1925 -

Botanical and Zoological Garden of Tsimbazaza The Botanical and Zoological Garden of Tsimbazaza, short Tsimbazaza Zoo (in French ''Parc Botanique et Zoologique de Tsimbazaza'' or ''PBZT'') is a zoological and botanical garden in the neighbourhood of Tsimbazaza in Antananarivo, Madagascar, lo ...

founded. *1929 - Protests against French rule * 1956 - City

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created. * 1958 - National Congress Party for the Independence of Madagascar headquartered in city. * 1959 ** Flood. ** Richard Andriamanjato becomes mayor. * 1960 - City becomes capital of the new

Malagasy Republic The Malagasy Republic ( mg, Repoblika Malagasy, french: République malgache) was a state situated in Southeast Africa. It was established in 1958 as an autonomous republic within the newly created French Community, became fully independent i ...

. * 1961 -

University of Madagascar The University of Madagascar was the former name of the centralized public university system in Madagascar, although the original branch in Antananarivo is still sometimes called by that name. The system traces its history to 16 December 1955, an ...

established. * 1964 - Population: 298,813 city (estimate). * 1971 - Population: 347,466 city; 377,600 urban agglomeration (estimate). * 1972 - Political unrest; city hall burns down. * 1976 - City renamed "Antananarivo."^{( fr)} * 1983 - ''

Midi Madagasikara ''Midi Madagasikara'' is a daily newspaper owned by Midi Madagasikara S.A. and published in Antananarivo, Madagascar. It began distribution on August 18, 1983. The paper is published from Monday to Saturday and is primarily in French, with two pag ...

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begins publication. * 1993 - Population: 710,236 city. * 1995 - November:

burns down. * 1997 -

1997 Jeux de la Francophonie The 1997 Jeux de la Francophonie, also known as ''IIIes Jeux de la Francophonie'', ( French for ''Francophone Games'') were held in Antananarivo, Madagascar from August 27 to September 6, 1997. Events Sports Cultural Medals and participation ...

held in Antananarivo.

21st century

* 2001 -

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building constructed (approximate date). * 2002 - Civil war. * 2005 ** Population: 1,015,140 city. ** Meeting of the Association Internationale des Maires Francophones held in city. * 2007 - December:

Andry Rajoelina Andry Nirina Rajoelina (Malagasy: ; born 30 May 1974) is a Malagasy politician and businessman who has been the president of Madagascar since 2019. He was previously president of a provisional government from 2009 to 2014 following a politic ...

elected mayor. * 2009 - January–February:

2009 Malagasy protests The 2009 Malagasy political crisis began on 26 January 2009 with the political opposition movement led by Antananarivo mayor Andry Rajoelina, which sought to oust President Marc Ravalomanana from the presidency. The crisis reached its climax in t ...

. * 2015 - Lalao Ravalomanana becomes mayor. * 2016 ** November: Meeting of the

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held in city. ** December: Meeting of the Association des Villes et Collectivités de l’Ocean Indien held in cit

* 2018 ** April: Anti-government protest. ** Population: 1,521,898 (estimate, urban agglomeration). * 2022 ** January:

2022 Antananarivo floods On 18 January 2022, a series of floods occurred in northern Madagascar, especially around the Antananarivo Antananarivo ( French: ''Tananarive'', ), also known by its colonial shorthand form Tana, is the capital and largest city of Madagas ...

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to be held in Antananarivo.

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