Comments: The article looks good. Here are a few things: Lead
"also known as Ranavalo-Manjaka III" — not mentioned in the body of the article (with a citation), and furthermore, if it is an alternative name, you should create a redirect for it. Depending on who you talk to, you might even want to put that name in bold once the redirect is created (so people who get redirected can quickly see why). But I'm not sure if everyone would agree with that last point, so maybe avoid bold for now.
Thanks for drawing my attention to that point. This was someone else's unsourced contribution and actually it has more to do with a title than a name so I removed it. Lemurbaby (talk) 12:34, 17 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
"menalamba uprising" is red-linked in the lead and needs a brief explanation (possibly in parentheses). Alternatively, you could (I think) create a short stub article for the topic.
"playing lotto" - You'll need to explain, even if you have to simply called it a "traditional Malagasy game". Was it a board game or something outdoors? Most English-speaking readers would read it as "lottery" otherwise.
Actually that was taken straight from an English-language period source and I wondered what it meant as well but couldn't find an explanation. I wish I could find a description because I hate to remove it... Lemurbaby (talk) 12:34, 17 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Please send me the exact quote and I'll try to run it by my contacts in Madagascar. I want to get this explained before I pass the article. – VisionHolder « talk »06:51, 18 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Nice find! Maybe that's similar, but since the author gives it an English name I suspect this was some kind of 19th century game introduced by the Brits. At any rate we can't be totally sure of the origin, but it does clearly seem to involve cards. I changed it to "parlor games", the broad category of games that this kind of thing would fall under. Do you feel all right with that? Lemurbaby (talk) 17:35, 19 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
"French aggressions against Malagasy towns along the coast intensified in the final months of the reign of Ranavalona II and were ongoing at the time that Ranavalona III was crowned the new queen in the summer of 1893." – 1893 or 1883?
"Gallieni exiled Ranavalona from Madagascar on January 28... Throughout the week spent traveling to the eastern port of Toamasina... At Toamasina on March 6..." – That sounds like more than a week of traveling. Can you explain? Or was she only drinking heavily during the fist week?
The period source stated she was drinking en route, but sources have provided contradictory information about the length of the trip. I changed it to "days" to be less specific. Lemurbaby (talk) 12:34, 17 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
"...bastard child of a French soldier." – Personally, I'm fine with the word and I don't censor, but I'm wondering if people might see it as non-neutral. Maybe use "illegitimate"?
Thanks for taking the time to review this and offer your remarks. I'll be making changes over the next few days, hopefully. Lemurbaby (talk) 03:22, 13 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)