Marcelle Larguier | |
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First Lady of Madagascar | |
In role 11 October 1972 –5 February 1975 | |
President | Gabriel Ramanantsoa |
Preceded by | Justine Tsiranana |
Succeeded by | Thérèse Ratsimandrava |
Spouse of the Prime Minister of Madagascar | |
In role 11 October 1972 –5 February 1975 | |
Prime Minister | Gabriel Ramanantsoa |
Preceded by | Position Reestablished |
Succeeded by | Position Abolished |
Personal details | |
Nationality | Malagasy French |
Spouse | Gabriel Ramanantsoa (1934–1979;his death) |
Marcelle Larguier was a Malagasy political figure who served as the second First Lady of Madagascar from 1972 to 1975 during the presidency of her husband,General Gabriel Ramanantsoa. [1]
Larguier held French nationality. [2] She married Ramanantsoa on 26 May 1934,at a Catholic Church in the Faravohitra neighborhood of Antananarivo. [1] The couple had four children - Monique,Christian,Jean-Pierre and Gérard. [1]
Ramanantsoa's presidency was marked by a period of ethnic and political turmoil in Madagascar. [2] In response,Larguier,a French national and Madagascar's second first lady,maintained a low political profile and refrained from taking public stands on controversial issues during her tenure. [2]
Larguier survived her husband,who died on 9 May 1979. [1]
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