Guy Willy Razanamasy (19 December 1928 – 18 May 2011) was a Malagasy

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who served as

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from 1991 to 1993.Index Ra
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, Razanamasy worked as a

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and drug manufacturer before becoming the director of pharmacological society of "cofarma" and entering politics. He was elected

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in the 1980s.''Africa South of the Sahara 2004'', p.632 President of Madagascar

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came under intense pressure in August 1991. Facing a

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, a rival government formed by the Committee of Active Forces (FV) and led by Jean Rakotoharison, and an army reluctant to obey his orders, he replaced

Victor Ramahatra with Razanamasy. Razanamasy called on the FV to join his government, and was able to persuade a few individuals to enter his first cabinet, then in October was able to sign an accord with the opposition to form a transitional government for a maximum of eighteen months. Although all real power was removed from Ratsiraka, Razanamasy remained in position and members of the FV joined his expanded cabinet. He retained the post until 1993. In 1994, Razanamasy again became

, serving out his five-year term. He stood in the 1996 presidential election as the candidate of the

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, but took only 1.2% of the total votes cast and was eliminated in the first round.

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