JOSEPH-SIMON GALLIENI

• Born: April 24, 1849
• Died: May 27, 1916
• Nationality: French
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Joseph Simon Gallieni was a French soldier, active for most of his career as a military commander and administrator in the French colonies. Gallieni is infamous in Madagascar as the French military leader who exiled Queen Ranavalona III and abolished the 350-year-old monarchy on the island.