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2013 Malagasy Presidential Election
General elections were held in Madagascar on 20 December 2013, following a first round of presidential elections on 25 October. The presidential elections in December were a runoff between Jean Louis Robinson and Hery Rajaonarimampianina, the top two candidates to emerge from the first round of voting in October. The official results of the second round were announced on 7 January 2014 with Rajaonarimampianina proclaimed the victor with nearly 54% of the vote. The last elected president, Marc Ravalomanana, was unconstitutionally removed from power by mass protests led by Mayor of Antananarivo Andry Rajoelina in early 2009. Rajoelina dissolved the Senate and National Assembly and took power as the president of the High Transitional Authority (HAT) he created to govern the country in the lead up to elections, which he promised to hold within 18 months. The HAT repeatedly delayed the parliamentary and presidential elections, which were scheduled separately for various dates befor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hery Rajaonarimampianina
Hery Martial Rajaonarimampianina Rakotoarimanana (; ; born 6 November 1958) is a Malagasy politician who was President of Madagascar from January 2014 to September 2018, resigning to run for re-election. Previously he served as Minister of Finance under President Andry Rajoelina, and he was the Rajoelina political movement's candidate in the 2013 presidential election. He won the vote in a second round, defeating Jean-Louis Robinson, the candidate of Marc Ravalomanana's party. Once he was elected, Rajaonarimampianina held the world record of the head of state with the longest name (44 characters) as well as family name (19 characters). Early life Hery Rajaonarimampianina was born to a modest family. He lived in Sabotsy Namehana, neighborhood of Antananarivo, Madagascar. In 1982, Rajaonarimampianina obtained an MBA at the "Etablissement d’Enseignement Supérieur de Droit, d’Economie, de Gestion et de Sciences Sociales (EESDEGS) – Université d’Ankatso Antananarivo. Then, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South African Development Community
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) is an inter-governmental organization headquartered in Gaborone, Botswana. Its goal is to further regional socio-economic cooperation and integration as well as political and security cooperation among 16 countries in southern Africa. Member states As of 2022, the SADC has a total of 16 member states: Burundi has requested to join. The origin and history of the SADC The origins of SADC are in the 1960s and 1970s, when the leaders of majority-ruled countries and national liberation movements coordinated their political, diplomatic and military struggles to bring an end to colonial and white-minority rule in southern Africa. The immediate forerunner of the political and security cooperation leg of today's SADC was the informal Frontline States (FLS) grouping. It was formed in 1980. The Southern African Development Coordination Conference (SADCC) was the forerunner of the socio-economic cooperation leg of today's SADC ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madagascar For The Malagasy
Madagascar for the Malagasy, political party in Madagascar, usually known as ''Madagasikara otronin'ny Malagasy'' (Monima), and as MONIMA (the abbreviation for the French name of the organization, Mouvement Nationaliste et Indépendant de Madagascar''). The National President of the party is Monja Roindefo and its Secretary general is Gabriel Rabearimanana. The party is one of the oldest political parties, founded by Monja Jaona, mayor of the city of Toliara, in the 1950s. It played a significant role in the unrest that led to president Tsiranana's downfall in 1972. In the 2007 elections, the party has formed an alliance with Tambatra and Manaovasoa, known as TMM, in opposition to the ruling TIM party. Since the 23 September 2007 National Assembly elections An election is a formal group decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual or multiple individuals to hold Public administration, public office. Elections have been the usual mechanism by wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monja Roindefo
Monja Roindefo Zafitsimivalo (born 1965) is a Malagasy politician who was Prime Minister of Madagascar from March 2009 to October 2009. He was appointed on 7 February 2009 by opposition leader Andry Rajoelina at the head of Rajoelina's rival government; later, on 17 March, Andry Rajoelina was installed in power by the military, and Monja Roindefo officially took over as Prime Minister. Life and career Roindefo, the son of politician Monja Jaona, was born in Toliara, Atsimo-Andrefana. Roindefo attempted to stand as a candidate in the December 2006 presidential election. Ballot papers for Roindefo, along with some other minor candidates, were not available at polling stations. They had not met the 29 October 2006 deadline for submitting the papers and, although they tried to submit them afterward, the government refused to accept them and said that anyone who attempted to distribute ballot papers to polling stations on the day of the election would be arrested. 2009 Madagascar p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Unity, Freedom & Development
National Unity, Freedom & Development ( Malagasy: ''Firaisam-pirenena , Fahalalahana sy ny Fampandrosoana''; abbreviated FFF) is a political party in 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 ..., led by Andriamparany Benjamin Radavidson. In the 2013 general election, the party won 2 seats. References Political parties in Madagascar {{Madagascar-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madagascar Green Party
The Madagascar Green Party/Parti Vert (in Malagasy: Antoko Maitso Hasin’i Madagasikara, abbreviated AMHM) is a political party in 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 ..., led by Alexandre Georget. In the 2013 general election, the party won 2 seats. References Political parties in Madagascar Green political parties {{Madagascar-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parti Hiaraka Isika
Parti Hiaraka Isika (English: ''Party with us''; abbreviated PHI) is a political party in Madagascar, led by Albert Camille Vital Brigadier General Albert Camille Vital (born 18 July 1952) is a Madagascar, Malagasy Military of Madagascar, Army officer, politician and civil engineer who was Prime Minister of Madagascar from 2009 to 2011. He is the president of the Parti Hiarak .... In the 2013 general election, the party won 15 seats. References Political parties in Madagascar {{Madagascar-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Camille Vital
Brigadier General Albert Camille Vital (born 18 July 1952) is a Malagasy Army officer, politician and civil engineer who was Prime Minister of Madagascar from 2009 to 2011. He is the president of the Parti Hiaraka Isika. Life and career Trained in the Soviet Union, Vital was Chief of the Technical Office of the State Forces Staff Development (1987–1991), and then appointed corps commander of the first regiment of the Military Region No. 5 Toliara (1998–2001) before training at the Ecole Supérieure de Guerre in Paris in 2001–2002. On 20 December 2009, Vital was appointed as Prime Minister by President Andry Rajoelina, succeeding Eugène Mangalaza. After nearly two years in office, Vital was succeeded by Omer Beriziky on 28 October 2011. After serving as Prime Minister, Vital was appointed as Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office at Geneva; he presented his credentials as Permanent Representative in August 2012. He stood as the candidate of the Parti Hiarak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roland Ratsiraka
Iarovana Roland Ratsiraka (born August 15, 1966) is a Malagasy politician. In 1966 he was born in Antananarivo. Roland is the nephew of former President Didier Ratsiraka. He studied both in Madagascar and in France, before founding several companies. In 1996, Roland's uncle appointed him as Campaign Director for the Tamatave region. In 1998, he founded the regional political association Toamsina Tonga Saina (TTS), and was elected to the National Assembly of Madagascar as a Deputy for Toamasina. In 1999, he was elected as Mayor of the city, but the post was suspended in 2002. In the municipal election held on November 23, 2003, Ratsiraka, as the TTS candidate, was victorious, regaining his position as Mayor and defeating Barnest Andriamiarantsoa, the candidate of the ruling Tiako I Madagasikara (TIM). His victory was officially announced on December 8 by the provincial electoral court. Ratsiraka stood in the presidential election held on December 3, 2006, placing third, wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vondrona Politika
Vondrona Politika Miara dia Malagasy Miara Miainga (English: ''Political-based groups working together''; abbreviated VPM-MMM) is a political party in 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 ..., led by Milavonjy Andriasy. In the 2013 general election, the party won 13 seats. References Political parties in Madagascar {{Madagascar-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saraha Georget Rabeharisoa
Saraha Georget Rabeharisoa (born May 1, 1970 in Antananarivo, Madagascar) is a Malagasy politician and president of the Madagascar Green Party The Madagascar Green Party/Parti Vert (in Malagasy: Antoko Maitso Hasin’i Madagasikara, abbreviated AMHM) is a political party in Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Mad .... She was a presidential candidate in the Malagasy presidential election in 2013. Biography Mother of three children, Saraha Georget Rabeharisoa was born in Antananarivo, Madagascar in 1970. Her father, the late Rabeharisoa Samuel, was a public works engineer. Her mother, Raherivololona Henriette, is a doctor. She had her basic education (primary and secondary) in a Catholic school in the capital, Collège Saint Antoine, until obtaining a baccalaureate. She left Madagascar after college to continue her studies in France. In 1994, she obtained a master's degree in Internal Public Law at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agence France-Presse
Agence France-Presse (AFP) is a French international news agency headquartered in Paris, France. Founded in 1835 as Havas, it is the world's oldest news agency. AFP has regional headquarters in Nicosia, Montevideo, Hong Kong and Washington, D.C., and news bureaus in 151 countries in 201 locations. AFP transmits stories, videos, photos and graphics in French, English, Arabic, Portuguese, Spanish, and German. History Agence France-Presse has its origins in the Agence Havas, founded in 1835 in Paris by Charles-Louis Havas, making it the world's oldest news service. The agency pioneered the collection and dissemination of news as a commodity, and had established itself as a fully global concern by the late 19th century. Two Havas employees, Paul Julius Reuter and Bernhard Wolff, set up their own news agencies in London and Berlin respectively. In 1940, when German forces occupied France during World War II, the news agency was taken over by the authorities and renamed "Office fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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