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Mayor Of Antananarivo
The Mayor of Antananarivo is the Mayor of the capital city, capital and largest city in Madagascar, Antananarivo. The post of mayor of Antananarivo is considered to be one of the most prominent and influential offices in Madagascar. It is also considered one of the "politically defining posts" in the country, from which politicians often emerge into higher offices, such as the President of Madagascar, Malagasy Presidency. The former President of Madagascar, Marc Ravalomanana, was mayor of the city when he rose to power in 2002. Andry Rajoelina was elected as Mayor in December 2007 and became Ravalomanana's main opponent, leading a 2009 Malagasy protests, general strike in Antananarivo in January 2009. On 3 February 2009, after declaring himself to be in charge of the country, Rajoelina was dismissed as Mayor and a special delegation, headed by Guy Randrianarisoa, was appointed instead. Rajoelina denounced the decision, saying that there was "no valid reason" for it and that he was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayor
In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well as the means by which a mayor is elected or otherwise mandated. Depending on the system chosen, a mayor may be the chief executive officer of the municipal government, may simply chair a multi-member governing body with little or no independent power, or may play a solely ceremonial role. A mayor's duties and responsibilities may be to appoint and oversee municipal managers and employees, provide basic governmental services to constituents, and execute the laws and ordinances passed by a municipal governing body (or mandated by a state, territorial or national governing body). Options for selection of a mayor include direct election by the public, or selection by an elected governing council or board. The term ''mayor'' shares a linguistic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Andriamanjato
Richard Mahitsison Andriamanjato (31 July 1930 – 16 May 2013) was a Madagascar, Malagasy politician. After leaving education, Andriamanjato became a Pastor. He also became involved with the nationalist cause. From 1950 to 1957, he studied in France. In 1957, he attended the Asian-African Conference, Bandung Conference and became the leading figure in the section of the nationalist movement opposed to Philibert Tsiranana. He also succeeded the popular nationalist figure Pastor Ravelojaona as pastor of the Ambohitantely Temple in Antananarivo. Andriamanjato soon joined the Council of the Protestant Federation of Madagascar. He also became the President of the Council of the Churches of Africa, was a member of the World Council of Churches of Geneva and a director of the Christian Institute for Peace. Andriamanjato also became a convinced communist. In 1958, he founded the Party of the Independence Congress of Madagascar (AKFM), which developed links with the French Communist Party ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naina Andriantsitohaina
Naina may refer to: Films and music * ''Naina'' (1973 film) * ''Naina'' (2002 film) * ''Naina'' (2005 film) * "Naina" (Arijit Singh song), a song from the 2016 film ''Dangal'' People * Naina Yeltsina, widow of former Russian President Boris Yeltsin * Naina Andriantsitohaina, mayor of Antananarivo, Madagascar * Naina (actress), Bollywood actress in the 1965 film ''Gumnaam'' Other uses * Navi Mumbai Airport Influence Notified Area, Maharashtra, India * Neyneh, a village in Markazi Province, Iran * A character in the 1820 poem ''Ruslan and Ludmila Ruslan may refer to: * ''Ruslan'' (film), a 2009 film starring Steven Segal * Ruslan (given name), male name used mainly in Slavic countries, with list of people * Antonov An-124 ''Ruslan'', large Soviet cargo aircraft, later built in Ukraine and ...'' by Alexander Pushkin See also * * Nainar (other) {{disambiguation, given name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lalao Ravalomanana
Neny Lalao Rakotonirainy Ravalomanana (born 1953) is a Madagascar, Malagasy businesswoman and politician. When her husband, Marc Ravalomanana, was President of Madagascar from 2002 to 2009, she was First Lady of Madagascar. Ravalomanana was born Lalao Harivelo Rakotonirainy in Antananarivo. She married Marc Ravalomanana in 1974 at a ceremony held in Imerikasinina. The couple have four children: Josoa, Tojo, Sarah, and Maika. In April 2013, Lalao Ravalomanana put herself forward to run in the 2013 Malagasy presidential election, 2013 presidential election, an election in which her husband was barred from standing. However, Ravalomanana, who had recently returned from exile in South Africa where she lived with her husband, was barred from running for not having lived in Madagascar for 6 months before the poll Ravalomanana then publicly endorsed medical doctor and politician Jean Louis Robinson from Antananarivo. From October 2015 to January 2020 Lalao Ravalomanana served as Mayor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olga Rasmimanana
Olga may refer to: People and fictional characters * Olga (name), a given name, including a list of people and fictional characters named Olga or Olha * Michael Algar (born 1962), English singer also known as "Olga" Places Russia * Olga, Russia, an urban-type settlement in Primorsky Krai * Olga Bay, a bay of the Sea of Japan in Primorsky Krai * Olga (river), Primorsky Krai United States * Olga, Florida, an unincorporated community and census-designated place * Olga, Kentucky, an unincorporated community * Olga, Missouri, an unincorporated community * Olga, Washington, an unincorporated community * Olga Bay, Alaska, a bay on the south end of Kodiak Island * Olga, a neighborhood of South Pasadena, California Elsewhere * Kata Tjuta, Northern Territory, Australia, also known as the Olgas, a group of domed rock formations ** Mount Olga, the tallest of these rock formations * Olga, Greece, a settlement * 304 Olga, a main belt asteroid Arts and entertainment * ''Olga'' (opera), a 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Young Malagasies Determined
Young Malagasies Determined ( mg, Tanora malaGasy Vonona, or TGV) is a political movement in Madagascar. It is headed by the current President, Andry Rajoelina, who organized it prior to the Antananarivo mayoral election in 2007. The term TGV is also a reference to Andry Rajoelina's nickname, a reference to the French high-speed train TGV and to Rajoelina's fast-mover's personality. Politically, TGV promotes government transparency, the development of infrastructure, and multigenerational politics. It is the main centre-left rival of the centre-right Tiako I Madagasikara, and currently holds a majority in the national assembly In politics, a national assembly is either a unicameral legislature, the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or both houses of a bicameral legislature together. In the English language it generally means "an assembly composed of the repre .... Electoral history Presidential elections National Assembly elections References Polit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andry Rajoelina - US Embassy Nov 2008
Nicolas Andry de Bois-Regard (1658 – 13 May 1742) was a French physician and writer. He played a significant role in the early history of both parasitology and orthopedics, the name for which is taken from Andry's book ''Orthopédie''. Early life and career Andry was born in Lyon, and spent his early life preparing for the priesthood. His early studies were widespread, however, and he published a book on the usage of the French language in 1692. In his 30s he studied medicine at Reims and Paris, receiving his degree in 1697, and in 1701 he was appointed to the faculty of the Collège de France and the editorial board of the ''Journal des savants''. Worms Andry's early medical work lies within the nascent germ theory of disease. His first book, ''De la génération des vers dans les corps de l'homme'', was published in 1700, and translated into English in 1701 as ''An Account of the Breeding of Worms in Human Bodies''. The book was an account of Andry's experiments with the mic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hery Rafalimanana
Hery or Héry may refer to: People * Hery Prasetyo (born 1985), Indonesian footballer * Hery Setaharinaivomanjato Raharisaina, Malagasy politician * Hery Rajaonarimampianina (born 1958), Malagasy politician, President of Madagascar from 2014 to 2018 * Hery (Ancient Egyptian), Ancient Egyptian official - see TT12 * Bastien Héry (born 1992), Malagasy footballer * Franck Héry (born 1993), French footballer * Louis Héry (fabulist) (1801–1856), French fabulist, translator into Creole of some of La Fontaine's fables * Louis Héry (driver) (died 1956), French race car driver - see List of driver deaths in motorsport * Luc Héry (born 1961), French classical violinist Places * Héry, Nièvre, France, a commune * Héry, Yonne, France, a commune See also *French communes: ** Héry-sur-Alby, Haute-Savoie department ** Dompierre-sur-Héry Dompierre-sur-Héry () is a former commune in the Nièvre department in central France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the commune Beaulieu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Ramiaramanana
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. Ramiaramanana began working at Marc Ravalomanana's dairy company, TIKO, in 1997, holding positions in management. Ravalomanana won the disputed 2001 Malagasy presidential election, December 2001 presidential election, and Ramiaramanana was named President of the Special delegation (France), Special Delegation of Antananarivo to replace Ravalomanana, who had been the city's mayor. He was appointed chairman of the board of the state electricity and water company, Jirama, in October 2003, and soon afterward, on October 16, he publicly announced his anticipated candidacy for Mayor of Antananarivo. As the candidate of the ruling Tiako I Madagasikara (TIM), was elected mayor in the municipal election held on November 23, 2003; [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Association For The Rebirth Of Madagascar
The Malagasy Revolutionary Party, better known by its Malagasy acronym AREMA (from ), is a political party in Madagascar. It was the ruling party of the Democratic Republic of Madagascar, a Marxist–Leninist one-party socialist state, from 1976 to 1992. Name "AREMA" was originally an acronym derived from the party's Malagasy and French names: () in Malagasy and () in French. Sometime around 2001, the party changed its Malagasy name to () and its French name to (). Although the acronym "AREMA" was maintained in both Malagasy and French, the meaning of the party's name differed between the two languages. The party later changed its French name to , the acronym "AREMA" now also applying to the party's English name, Association for the Rebirth of Madagascar. In 2020 the party adopted the Malagasy name () for all its official publications, including those in French. History The party was founded on 30 March 1976 as the Vanguard of the Malagasy Revolution, the main politi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vanguard Of The Malagasy Revolution
The Malagasy Revolutionary Party, better known by its Malagasy acronym AREMA (from ), is a political party in Madagascar. It was the ruling party of the Democratic Republic of Madagascar, a Marxist–Leninist one-party socialist state, from 1976 to 1992. Name "AREMA" was originally an acronym derived from the party's Malagasy and French names: () in Malagasy and () in French. Sometime around 2001, the party changed its Malagasy name to () and its French name to (). Although the acronym "AREMA" was maintained in both Malagasy and French, the meaning of the party's name differed between the two languages. The party later changed its French name to , the acronym "AREMA" now also applying to the party's English name, Association for the Rebirth of Madagascar. In 2020 the party adopted the Malagasy name () for all its official publications, including those in French. History The party was founded on 30 March 1976 as the Vanguard of the Malagasy Revolution, the main politi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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