The anti-government protest by Gen-Z, which started on 25 September 2025 in the country Madagascar of the African continent, became violent. The situation became such that Madagascar’s President Andrey Rajoelina had to leave the country. Seeing the protests spreading in the country, President Rajoelina had dismissed his government, but his strategy also did not work. Now the army has entered the rebellion of the youth here.

Clash between security forces and Gen-Z protesters

The President of Madagascar had claimed a day earlier that the army wanted to stage a coup. Here Gen-Z started protesting regarding lack of water and electricity. During this, thousands of youth took to the streets, who after some time clashed with the security forces. It is being told that about 22 people died in this clash. People here say that they have to struggle a lot even for basic services.

How Andrey Rajoelina came to power

According to the report of Radio France International, President Andrey Rajoelina was safely evacuated from Madagascar by a French military aircraft on Sunday (12 October 2025) at the request of French President Emmanuel Macron. Rajoelina came to power for the first time in 2009 with the support of the army. He left the post in the year 2014. After this, after winning the elections in 2018, he once again became the President of Madagascar.

President Andrey Rajoelina left the country

According to Reuters report, Madagascar’s opposition leader said that President Andrey Rajoelina has left the country. He told that after several weeks of protests by the youth, he had become very isolated. CAPSAT, an army unit, also participated in these rallies along with the protesters. This army unit had rejected the order to open fire on the protesters.

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France has returned three human skulls to Madagascar, one of which is considered by the 19th -century Malagasi king Toira, who was from the Sakalawa tribe. This return came after 128 years, when these skulls were brought to France.

The return was made at a function held on Tuesday (August 26, 2025) in the Ministry of French Culture. This is the first use of the French law made in 2023, which gives the right to send human remains back to their original country for the funeral.

King was murdered during a bloody rebellion

According to the CNN report, the other two skulls were of the warriors who fought with King Torara and were also killed during a bloody rebellion against the Meenabe Empire in Western Madagascar. French soldiers defeated Sakalawa empires at the end of the 19th century and captured Madagascar.

In August 1897, French soldiers killed King Toraira of Madagascar and beheaded him. His skull was then taken to Paris as a sign of a victory and placed in the National Prakrit History Museum with many other remains.

Return of skulls is an unprecedented step

French Culture Minister Rachida Dati said, “These skulls were involved in such situations in the national collection, which clearly violated human dignity and were in terms of colonial violence.” According to Al Jazeera’s report, Madagascar’s Culture Minister Volamiranti Donna Mara said that the return of skulls is an unprecedented step, which makes a new phase in the relationship between France and Madagascar. For 128 years, the absence of our king was an open wound in the heart of our country.

Unique initiative of President of France

At the same time, French President Emmanuel Macron has started obeying the old mistakes made by France in Africa since becoming President in 2017. During the visit of Madagascar in April, Macron said that he apologizes on Madagascar for the ‘Killer and Sad’ capture. Now the skulls will be brought back to the island of the Indian Ocean on Sunday to bury it.

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