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Coverage dated August 26, 2025

France returns skull of beheaded king to Madagascar

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France on Tuesday returned three colonial-era skulls to Madagascar, including one believed to be that of a Malagasy king decapitated by French troops

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  1. Digital Journal

    France returns skull of beheaded king to Madagascar (opens Digital Journal)

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    France on Tuesday returned three colonial-era skulls to Madagascar, including one believed to be that of a Malagasy king decapitated by French troops

  2. KRDO

    France returns skull of king beheaded during colonial era to Madagascar (opens KRDO)

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    By Amarachi Orie and Philippe Cordier, CNN France has returned three skulls to Madagascar more than a century after they were taken, including one

  3. Al Jazeera

    France returns human skulls to Madagascar, 128 years after French massacre (opens Al Jazeera)

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    One of three skulls returned to Madagascar is believed to belong to King Toera, who was slain by French colonial forces.

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