Jean Omer Beriziky (born 9 September 1950"Omer Beriziky, le Premier Ministre de consensus de la Transition"
, Tana News, 29 October 2011 . in

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) is a Malagasy politician and diplomat who was

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in the government of consensus of

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from 2011 to 2014. Beriziky, who hails from the northern part of the island, worked as a history professor. He was posted in

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as Madagascar's Ambassador to the

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and

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from 1995 to 2006. A member of the

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political party, Beriziky was appointed as Prime Minister on 28 October 2011 on the proposal of the party of former President

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. He took office on 2 November 2011."New Madagascar prime minister takes office"
AFP, 2 November 2011. He was succeeded by

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after newly elected president

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appointed Kolo to the post following the 2013 elections.

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