Marc Ravalomanana is a Malagasy politician who served as the sixth President of Madagascar from 2002 to 2009. Born into a farming Merina family in Imerinkasinina,near the capital city of Antananarivo,Ravalomanana first rose to prominence as the founder and CEO of the vast dairy conglomerate TIKO,later launching successful wholesaler MAGRO and several additional companies.
Jacques Hugues Sylla was a Malagasy politician. He was the Prime Minister of Madagascar under President Marc Ravalomanana from February 2002 to January 2007. He subsequently served as the President of the National Assembly of Madagascar from October 2007 to March 2009.
RenéTantely Gabrio Andrianarivo was a Malagasy politician who was Prime Minister of Madagascar from 23 July 1998 to 31 May 2002,under President Didier Ratsiraka.
Presidential elections were held in Madagascar on 3 December 2006. President Marc Ravalomanana,in office since he prevailed in a dispute over election results in 2002,ran for re-election. On 9 December,Ravalomanana was declared to have won in the first round with 55% of the vote.
Herizo Jossicher Razafimahaleo was a politician in Madagascar. He ran for President three times,and he served as Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister from 1997 to 1998.
Patrick Xavier Heriniaina Ramiaramanana is a Malagasy politician. He was Mayor of Antananarivo,the capital of Madagascar,before serving in the government from 2007 to 2008.
Jean Lahiniriko is a Malagasy politician. He served in the government of Madagascar as Minister of Public Works from 2002 to 2003 and was president of the National Assembly of Madagascar from 2003 to 2006. Subsequently he was the second place candidate in the 2006 presidential election. He is now the president of the Socialist and Democratic Party for the Unity of Madagascar (PSDUM) and a member of the High Transitional Authority under President Andry Rajoelina.
Iarovana Roland Ratsiraka is a Malagasy politician.
Ny Hasina Andriamanjato is a Malagasy politician who served in the government of Madagascar as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2009 to 2010.
Manandafy Rakotonirina was a Malagasy politician. He had been a significant political figure in Madagascar since the 1970s,and in April 2009 he was appointed as Prime Minister by ousted President Marc Ravalomanana.
Yvan Randriasandratriniony is a Malagasy politician. He served in the government of Madagascar as Minister of Agriculture,Breeding and Fishing from March 2002 to January 2004 and Minister of Decentralization and Regional Planning from January 2007 to April 2008. He became President of Tiako i Madagasikara (TIM),the ruling party,in October 2007,and he was President of the Senate of Madagascar from May 2008 to March 2009;he also served for a time as ambassador to South Africa.
Pascal Joseph Rakotomavo was a Malagasy politician. He was the Prime Minister of Madagascar from 21 February 1997 to 23 July 1998.
Parliamentary elections were held in Madagascar on 23 September 2007,with the vote to be repeated in two constituencies on 14 November 2007. 637 candidates contested the election,in which the 127 seats in the National Assembly were at stake.
Guy Rajemison Rakotomaharo is a Malagasy politician who was appointed as vice-president of Madagascar in September 2009. Previously he was President of the Senate of Madagascar from 2002 to 2008 and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office at Geneva beginning in 2008.
Andry Nirina Rajoelina is a Malagasy-French politician and businessman who has served as president of Madagascar since 2023. He previously served as president from 2019 to 2023,and was president of a provisional government from 2009 to 2014 following a political crisis and military-backed coup,having held the office of Mayor of Antananarivo for one year prior. Before entering the political arena,Rajoelina was involved in the private sector,including a printing and advertising company called Injet in 1999 and the Viva radio and television networks in 2007.
The 2009 Malagasy political crisis began on 26 January 2009 with the political opposition movement led by Antananarivo mayor Andry Rajoelina,which sought to oust President Marc Ravalomanana from the presidency. The crisis reached its climax in the 2009 Malagasy coup d'état when Andry Rajoelina was declared the president of the High Transitional Authority of Madagascar on 21 March 2009,five days after Ravalomanana transferred his power to a military council and fled to South Africa.
Jean-Louis Richard Robinson is a Malagasy politician and medical doctor.
Hery Martial Rajaonarimampianina Rakotoarimanana is a Malagasy politician who served as the seventh President of Madagascar from 2014 to 2018,resigning to run for re-election.
Hippolite Rarison Ramaroson is a Malagasy vice admiral and politician. During the 2009 Malagasy political crisis and after President Marc Ravalomanana stepped down,he became acting President of Madagascar for several hours on 17 March 2009,before transferring power to Andry Rajoelina. He went on to serve as Minister of Foreign Affairs and one of three Vice Prime Ministers in the High Transitional Authority from 2010 to 2011.
Guy Célin Rivoniaina Randrianarisoa,often known as Guy Rivo Randrianarisoa,is a Malagasy businessman and politician. In February 2009,he was appointed Mayor of Antananarivo by President Marc Ravalomanana to replace Andry Rajoelina,who was removed from the office after declaring himself the leader of Madagascar. Since 2014,he has served as a member of the National Assembly.
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