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Malagasy General Election, 2006
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 about 55 percent of the vote."Madagascar's president wins election" , Associated Press (''International Herald Tribune''), December 9, 2006. Background In May, the date of the election was moved forward to December 3, several weeks earlier than had previously been expected. The reason given was that the earlier date could avoid having the election affected by bad weather during the rainy season; the constitutional court approved the new date, saying that it did not violate the constitution. The c ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marc Ravalomanana
Marc Ravalomanana (; born 12 December 1949) is a Malagasy politician who was the 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. He entered politics upon founding the Tiako Iarivo political party in 1999 and successfully ran for the position of mayor of Antananarivo, holding the position from 1999 to 2001. As mayor he improved sanitary and security conditions in the city. In August 2001 he announced his candidacy as an independent in the December 2001 presidential election. He then took office as president in 2002 amidst a dispute over election results in which he successfully pressed his claim to have won a majority in the first round. Under the leadership of Jacques Sylla, Ravalomanana's Prime Minister from 2002 to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antananarivo
Antananarivo ( French: ''Tananarive'', ), also known by its colonial shorthand form Tana, is the capital and largest city of Madagascar. The administrative area of the city, known as Antananarivo-Renivohitra ("Antananarivo-Mother Hill" or "Antananarivo-Capital"), is the capital of Analamanga region. The city sits at above sea level in the center of the island, the highest national capital by elevation among the island countries. It has been the country's largest population center since at least the 18th century. The presidency, National Assembly, Senate and Supreme Court are located there, as are 21 diplomatic missions and the headquarters of many national and international businesses and NGOs. It has more universities, nightclubs, art venues, and medical services than any city on the island. Several national and local sports teams, including the championship-winning national rugby team, the Makis are based here. Antananarivo was historically the capital of the Merina peop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Union (Madagascar)
Union (''Tambatra'') is a political party in Madagascar. The party's candidate Pety Rakotoniaina won 1.68% in the December 2006 presidential election. 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 office. Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy has operate ... it is no longer represented in parliament References Political parties in Madagascar {{Madagascar-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Our Madagascar
Our Madagascar is a political party in Madagascar. The party's candidate Elia Ravelomanantsoa won 2.56% in the December 2006 presidential election. 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 office. Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy has operate ... it is no longer represented in parliament References Political parties in Madagascar {{Madagascar-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ny Hasina Andriamanjato
Ny Hasina Andriamanjato is a Malagasy politician who served in the government of Madagadcar as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2009 to 2010. Life and career The son of Pasteur Richard Andriamanjato,"Election présidentielle: Ny Hasina Andriamanjato, candidat" '' Madagascar Tribune'', number 5251, May 6, 2006 . Andriamanjato studied in Madagascar and the , [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judged By Your Work Party
The Judged By Your Work Party (''Asa Vita no Ifampitsarana'', ''Akaiky ny Vahoaka Indrindra'', AVI) is a centrist political party in Madagascar. The AVI backed Marc Ravalomanana, the opposition candidate in the disputed December 2001 presidential election, and after Ravalomanana became president, the AVI joined the government. Julien Reboza of the AVI became Minister of Spatial Planning in the first government named under Ravalomanana on March 1, 2002."Gouvernement; Le ministre Jean Jacques Rabenirina limogé" ''L'Express de Madagascar'', October 5, 2006 . On January 16, 2003, Reboza was replaced as the AVI's representative in the government by two new ministers, |
Economic Liberalism And Democratic Action For National Recovery
Economic Liberalism and Democratic Action for National Recovery (''Libéralisme Économique et Action Démocratique pour la Reconstruction Nationale'', or ''LEADER-Fanilo'') is a political party in Madagascar. The party was founded by Herizo Razafimahaleo in June 1992;"Principaux jalons du parcours de Herizo Razafimahaleo" , Herizo.org . since his death in 2008, it has been led by Manassé Esoavelomandroso. After the June 1993 parliamentary election, LEADER-Fanilo joined the government of Prime Minister [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manandafy Rakotonirina
Manandafy Rakotonirina (30 October 1938 - 15 March 2019 . , ''Afrique Express'', N° 246, March 14, 2002 .) was a Malagasy . 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 . Early life Born in |
Ferdinand Razakarimanana
Ferdinand is a Germanic name composed of the elements "protection", "peace" (PIE "to love, to make peace") or alternatively "journey, travel", Proto-Germanic , abstract noun from root "to fare, travel" (PIE , "to lead, pass over"), and "courage" or "ready, prepared" related to Old High German "to risk, venture." The name was adopted in Romance languages from its use in the Visigothic Kingdom. It is reconstructed as either Gothic or . It became popular in German-speaking Europe only from the 16th century, with Habsburg rule over Spain. Variants of the name include , , , and in Spanish, in Catalan, and and in Portuguese. The French forms are , '' Fernand'', and , and it is '' Ferdinando'' and in Italian. In Hungarian both and are used equally. The Dutch forms are and ''Ferry''. There are numerous short forms in many languages, such as the Finnish . There is a feminine Spanish, Portuguese and Italian form, . Royalty Aragón/León/Castile/Spain *Ferdina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippe Tsiranana
Philippe is a masculine sometimes feminin given name, cognate to Philip. It may refer to: * Philippe of Belgium (born 1960), King of the Belgians (2013–present) * Philippe (footballer) (born 2000), Brazilian footballer * Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders, father to Albert I of Belgium * Philippe d'Orléans (other), multiple people * Philippe A. Autexier (1954–1998), French music historian * Philippe Blain, French volleyball player and coach * Philippe Najib Boulos (1902–1979), Lebanese lawyer and politician * Philippe Coutinho, Brazilian footballer * Philippe Daverio (1949–2020), Italian art historian * Philippe Dubuisson-Lebon, Canadian football player * Philippe Ginestet (born 1954), French billionaire businessman, founder of GiFi * Philippe Gilbert, Belgian bicycle racer * Philippe Petit, French performer and tightrope artist * Philippe Petitcolin (born 1952/53), French businessman, CEO of Safran * Philippe Russo, French singer * Philippe Sella, French rugby pla ... [...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] |
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