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1970 Malagasy Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Madagascar on 6 September 1970. The result was a victory for the ruling Social Democratic Party, which won 104 of the 107 seats in the National Assembly. Voter turnout was 95%. EISA Results References {{Malagasy elections Elections in Madagascar |
National Assembly (Madagascar)
The National Assembly ( mg, Antenimieram-Pirenena; french: Assemblée Nationale) is the lower house of the Parliament of Madagascar. The Assembly has 151 members, elected for five-year terms in single-member and two-member constituencies. The Parliament of Madagascar has two chambers. The other chamber is the Senate (''Antenimieran-Doholona/Sénat''), which has 33 members, 22 of which are indirectly elected (one from each district of Madagascar), with 11 more being appointed. Recent election results Members as of 2014 See also *List of presidents of the National Assembly of Madagascar References External links * Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Afric ... Government of Madagascar 1958 establishments in Madagascar {{Madagascar-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philibert Tsiranana
Philibert Tsiranana (18 October 1912 – 16 April 1978) was a Malagasy politician and leader, who served as the first President of Madagascar from 1959 to 1972. During the twelve years of his administration, the Republic of Madagascar experienced institutional stability that stood in contrast to the political turmoil many mainland African countries experienced in this period. This stability contributed to Tsiranana's popularity and his reputation as a remarkable statesman. Madagascar experienced moderate economic growth under his social democratic policies and came to be known as "the Happy Island." However, the electoral process was fraught with issues and his term ultimately terminated in a series of farmer and student protests that brought about the end of the First Republic and the establishment of the officially socialist Second Republic. The "benevolent schoolmaster" public image that Tsiranana cultivated went alongside a firmness of convictions and actions that som ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madagascar
Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa across the Mozambique Channel. At Madagascar is the world's second-largest island country, after Indonesia. The nation is home to around 30 million inhabitants and consists of the island of Madagascar (the fourth-largest island in the world), along with numerous smaller peripheral islands. Following the prehistoric breakup of the supercontinent Gondwana, Madagascar split from the Indian subcontinent around 90 million years ago, allowing native plants and animals to evolve in relative isolation. Consequently, Madagascar is a biodiversity hotspot; over 90% of its wildlife is endemic. Human settlement of Madagascar occurred during or before the mid first millennium AD by Austronesian peoples, presumably arriving on outrigger cano ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Social Democratic Party Of Madagascar
Social Democratic Party of Madagascar (french: Parti Social Démocrate de Madagascar et des Comores, PSD) is a political party in Madagascar. History The party was founded in 1956 in Majunga district as the Social Democratic Party of Madagascar and the Comoros. It was led by Philibert Tsiranana, a member of the French National Assembly. Tsiranana had joined the French Section of the Workers' International (SFIO) group, and the French SFIO government aided the construction of the PSD. The party campaigned for continued links with France in the 1958 referendum. PSD allied itself with the Socialist Democratic Union of Madagascar Socialism is a left-wing economic philosophy and movement encompassing a range of economic systems characterized by the dominance of social ownership of the means of production as opposed to private ownership. As a term, it describes the eco ..., forming the Republican Cartel. Electoral history Presidential elections National Assembly electi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Assembly Of Madagascar
The National Assembly ( mg, Antenimieram-Pirenena; french: Assemblée Nationale) is the lower house of the Parliament of Madagascar. The Assembly has 151 members, elected for five-year terms in single-member and two-member constituencies. The Parliament of Madagascar has two chambers. The other chamber is the Senate (''Antenimieran-Doholona/Sénat''), which has 33 members, 22 of which are indirectly elected (one from each district of Madagascar), with 11 more being appointed. Recent election results Members as of 2014 See also * List of presidents of the National Assembly of Madagascar References External links * Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa ... Government of Madagascar 1958 establishments in Madagascar {{Madagascar-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malagasy Parliament 1965
Malagasy may refer to: *Someone or something from Madagascar *Malagasy people *Malagasy language * Malagasy Republic *Related to the culture of Madagascar See also *Madagascar (other) Madagascar is an island country located off the eastern coast of Africa. Madagascar may also refer to: Places * Geography of Madagascar * Madagascar Plate Entertainment * ''Madagascar'' (1994 film), a Cuban film by Fernando Pérez * ''Madagas ... {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Congress Party For The Independence Of Madagascar
Party of the Independence Congress of Madagascar (in French: ''Parti du Congrès de l'indépendence de Madagascar'', in Malagasy: ''Antoko'ny Kongresi'ny Fahaleovantenan'i Madagasikara''), is a communist political party in Madagascar. AKFM was founded on November 8, 1958. One of the organizations that took part in the formation was the UPM of Francis Sautron. The founding president was Richard Andriamanjato, a Merina Protestant priest who had developed links to the French Communist Party. Throughout its history, AKFM has been dominated by Merinas. AKFM favored immediate independence. Initially, the party was mainly based in Antananarivo and Antsiranana. The general secretary of AKFM 1960-1990 was Gisèle Rabesahala. On October 11, 1959, AKFM won the municipal elections in Antananarivo. AKFM got 25 out of 37 seats. On the same day the list of AKFM and FISEMA won the municipal elections in Diégo-Suarez (now Antsiranana), where Sautron had been the mayor. AKFM-FISEMA got 19 o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elections In Madagascar
Madagascar elects on the national level a head of state – the president – and a legislature. The president is elected for a five-year term by the people, by absolute majority through a two-round system. The Parliament has two chambers. The National Assembly (''Antenimieram-Pirenena/Assemblée Nationale'') has 151 members, elected for a five-year term in single-member and two-member constituencies. In single-member constituencies, representatives are elected by simple majority, in the two-member constituencies, closed party lists are used, with the two seats distributed using a highest averages method. The Senate (''Sénat'') has 33 members, 22 members elected by the regions by provincial electors, and 11 members appointed by the president, all for 5 year terms. Latest elections Local elections The electors of Madagascar went to the polls on Friday, 31 July 2015 to choose the local government officials to take charge for the next four years. Over 8,484,714 people were expe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1970 Elections In Africa
Year 197 ( CXCVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Magius and Rufinus (or, less frequently, year 950 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 197 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * February 19 – Battle of Lugdunum: Emperor Septimius Severus defeats the self-proclaimed emperor Clodius Albinus at Lugdunum (modern Lyon). Albinus commits suicide; legionaries sack the town. * Septimius Severus returns to Rome and has about 30 of Albinus's supporters in the Senate executed. After his victory he declares himself the adopted son of the late Marcus Aurelius. * Septimius Severus forms new naval units, manning all the triremes in Italy with heavily armed troops for war in the East. His soldiers embark on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1970 In Madagascar
Year 197 ( CXCVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Magius and Rufinus (or, less frequently, year 950 '' Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 197 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * February 19 – Battle of Lugdunum: Emperor Septimius Severus defeats the self-proclaimed emperor Clodius Albinus at Lugdunum (modern Lyon). Albinus commits suicide; legionaries sack the town. * Septimius Severus returns to Rome and has about 30 of Albinus's supporters in the Senate executed. After his victory he declares himself the adopted son of the late Marcus Aurelius. * Septimius Severus forms new naval units, manning all the triremes in Italy with heavily armed troops for war in the East. His soldiers embark ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
September 1970 Events In Africa
September is the ninth month of the year in both the Julian calendar, Julian and Gregorian calendars, the third of four months to have a length of 30 days, and the fourth of five months to have a length of fewer than 31 days. September in the Northern Hemisphere and March in the Southern Hemisphere are seasonally equivalent. In the Northern hemisphere, the beginning of the meteorological autumn is on 1 September. In the Southern hemisphere, the beginning of the meteorological Spring (season), spring is on 1 September. September marks the beginning of the Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar, ecclesiastical year in the Eastern Orthodox Church. It is the start of the academic term, academic year in many countries of the northern hemisphere, in which children go back to school after the Summer vacation, summer break, sometimes on September 1, the first day of the month. September (Roman month), September (from Latin ''septem'', "seven") was originally the seventh of ten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
