Presidential elections were held in

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on 30 January 1972. Incumbent

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Philibert Tsiranana of the

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was the only candidate, and won the approval of 99.7% of voters. However, public unrest led to him handing over power to General

Gabriel Ramanantsoa Gabriel Ramanantsoa (13 April 1906 Antananarivo – 9 May 1979 Paris) was the President and Prime Minister of Madagascar from 1972 to 1975. Ramanantsoa was a member of the Merina ethnic group, and came from a wealthy family. He graduated from Sai ...

. Ramanantsoa put forward proposals for a five-year transition period during which the National Assembly would be suspended. The plans were approved in a

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later in the year.Madagascar: 1972 Constitutional referendum
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Results

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One-party elections Single-candidate elections January 1972 events in Africa Election and referendum articles with incomplete results