Toera
Toera was the last sovereign of the Sakalava kingdom in Madagascar, whose tragic death during the colonial conquest in 1897, along with many of his soldiers, marked a significant and sorrowful chapter in the history of Madagascar.
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King Toera was assassinated and decapitated by French troops during the massacre of d’Ambiky in 1897.
128 años después, Francia devuelve a Madagascar el cráneo del rey Toera
Dominican Republic· 2025-08-31
One of the skulls likely belonged to King Toera.
Франция возвращает Мадагаскару череп местного короля, которому отрубили голову 128 лет назад
Belarus· 2025-08-28
King Toera was killed and decapitated by French troops during a colonial-era war.
France returns skull of monarch killed during colonial era
United Kingdom· 2025-08-26
Toera is the presumed skull of the last sovereign of the sakalava kingdom, decapitated by French colonial troops in 1897.
« Avec le retour annoncé du crâne du roi Toera, Madagascar célèbre la mémoire de ses royautés brisées par la colonisation »
France· 2025-04-24
Toera was a king whose skull was taken by French troops in 1897.
Iles Eparses, colonisation, contrats: Emmanuel Macron attendu à Madagascar
Monaco· 2025-04-23
Toera was the last sovereign sakalava who was decapitated during the colonial conquest.
A Madagascar, la restitution par la France du crâne d’un roi décapité provoque une crise dynastiqueFrance· 2025-03-21