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Toera's homecoming: Madagascar's slain king joins his ancestors after 129 years

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France 24 reports that French colonial troops killed King Toera, ruler of Madagascar's Sakalava kingdom of Menabe, in 1897 and took his skull to Paris, where it remained hidden in a museum for more than a century. According to the outlet, France returned the remains last year, and King Toera has now taken his place among his ancestors during the Sakalava people's most sacred ritual for the first time since his death.

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  1. France 24 FIRST 1h ago Toera's homecoming: Madagascar's slain king joins his ancestors after 129 years

    In 1897, French colonial troops killed King Toera, ruler of Madagascar's powerful Sakalava kingdom of Menabe, and took his skull to Paris, where it remained hidden in a museum for more than a century. France returned the remains last year, and for the first time since his death, King Toera took his place among his ancestors during the Sakalava people's most sacred ritual.

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