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Great granddaughters of Madagascar king executed by French troops demand return of his skull

Great granddaughters of Madagascar king executed by French troops demand return of his skull

Two great-granddaughters of a Sakalava king in Madagascar, who was executed by colonial troops in 1897, have asked the French ambassador to expedite the return of their ancestor’s skull. They are also seeking restitution for two additional skulls belonging to Sakalava individuals. These remains were plundered during the late 19th-century French colonial conquest and are…

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