| The colonial period was marked by the vacillating popularity of French influence over Merina elites. |
| Wasserman GA, Graziano JH, Factor-Litvak P, Popovae D, Merina N, Musabegovic A, et al. |
| Modern politics in Madagascar are colored by the history of Merina subjugation of coastal communities under their rule in the 19th century. |
| According to Merina Abu Tahir, MAS regional general manager for Middle East and Africa, 'The offers are incredible in view of the economic downturn. |
| Merina Salandy-Brown, a media consultant who worked with the BBC for 18 years, said the draft code was reactive rather than proactive. |
| Even more importantly, this study presents the Merina empire as an example of a failed secondary empire in similar fashion to nineteenth-century Egypt and Thailand. |
