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Guy Rajemison Rakotomaharo (born January 12, 1950
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) is a Malagasy politician who was appointed as vice-president of Madagascar in September 2009. Previously he was President of the
Senate of Madagascar The Senate ( mg, Antenimierandoholona / french: Sénat) is the upper chamber of the bicameral Parliament of Madagascar. The Senate has 33 members: 22 are indirectly elected, one from each of the 22 regions of Madagascar, and 11 are appointed b ...
from 2002 to 2008 and Permanent Representative to the
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beginning in 2008.


Life and career

Rakotomaharo, a
Merina The Merina people (also known as the Imerina, Antimerina, or Hova) are the largest ethnic group in Madagascar.Merina ...
, was born in
Andilamena Andilamena is a rural commune in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Andilamena, which is a part of Alaotra-Mangoro Region. The population of the commune was 37,229 in 2018. In addition to primary schooling the town offers secondary educatio ...
. From 1973 to 1990, he was an advisor to the Director-General of the Maritime Auxiliary of Madagascar (Auximad); subsequently, from 1990 to 1992 he was director of an Auximad agency and then administrative and financial director of a French company. He was Professor of Economics and Management at the
University of Antananarivo University of Antananarivo (french: Université d'Antananarivo) is the primary public university of Madagascar, located in the capital Antananarivo. History The university traces its founding to 16 December 1955 and the formation of the Instit ...
, as well as at the Higher Institute of Business and Management Communication (ISCAM), from 1992 to 1996, and he held important positions at
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,
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 ...
's dairy company, from 1996 to 1999. Ravalomanana was elected as Mayor of
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 "An ...
in November 1999, and Rakotomaharo, who supported him, was elected as a municipal councillor from the Second Arrondissement of Antananarivo. Under Ravalomanana, he was appointed as Deputy Mayor of Antananarivo in February 2000. In the December 2001 presidential election, Rakotomaharo was Ravalomanana's campaign director. After the election, Ravalomanana declared victory and took office as president under controversial circumstances, and Rakotomaharo served as Interim Mayor of Antananarivo in 2002. He was chosen as a member of the national political bureau of the Tiako i Madagasikara (TIM) ruling party in mid-2002. He was also appointed by Ravalomanana as a Senator, and on July 24, 2002, he was elected as President of the Senate.Manjaka Hery
"Rajemison Rakotomaharo; Au nom de l’alternance"
''Madagascar Tribune'', May 7, 2008 .
In the April 2008 Senate election, Rakotomaharo was elected to another term in the Senate from
Analamanga Analamanga is a region in central Madagascar, containing the capital Antananarivo and its surrounding metropolitan area. The region has an area of , and had a population of 3,618,128 in 2018. Administrative divisions Analamanga Region is divided in ...
region; he received unanimous support from the 147 electors who voted, despite the presence of three other candidates.
Yvan Randriasandratriniony Yvan Randriasandratriniony is a Madagascar, Malagasy politician. He served in the government of Madagascar as Minister of Agriculture, Breeding and Fishing from March 2002 to January 2004 and Minister of Decentralization and Regional Planning fro ...
was subsequently elected to succeed Rakotomaharo as President of the Senate on May 6, 2008. Rakotomaharo officially proposed Randriasandratriniony for the position, and he said that the decision that he would not serve a second term was an internal TIM matter. Rakotomaharo was instead elected as First Vice-president of the Senate. At a TIM congress later in May 2008, Rakotomaharo was not included in the party's political bureau. Rakotomaharo was subsequently appointed as Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office at
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, and he was accordingly replaced as First Vice-president of the Senate by
Noël Rakotondramboa Noël Rakotondramboa is a Malagasy politician. A member of the Tiako I Madagasikara party, he was the First Vice-President of the Senate of Madagascar The Senate ( mg, Antenimierandoholona / french: Sénat) is the upper chamber of the bicam ...
on July 2, 2008. He was also replaced in his Senate seat. He departed Madagascar to take up his new post on July 12, 2008. President Ravalomanana was forced out of office through popular protests and military intervention in March 2009; opposition leader
Andry Rajoelina Andry Nirina Rajoelina (Malagasy: ; born 30 May 1974) is a Malagasy politician and businessman who has been the president of Madagascar since 2019. He was previously president of a provisional government from 2009 to 2014 following a political ...
assumed the presidency with support from the military."National conference opens to seek solution to crisis in Madagascar"
Xinhua (''People's Daily Online''), April 3, 2009.
On March 23, 2009, Rajoelina's
High Authority of the Transition High may refer to: Science and technology * Height * High (atmospheric), a high-pressure area * High (computability), a quality of a Turing degree, in computability theory * High (tectonics), in geology an area where relative tectonic uplift to ...
revoked the appointment of various ambassadors, but it notably left Rakotomaharo in his post.Rakotoarilala Ninaivo
"Rajemison Rakotomaharo; Un autre coup dur pour le TIM"
''Madagascar Tribune'', April 3, 2009 .
Rakotomaharo was subsequently present at the national conference which began on April 2, 2009, and was promoted by Rajoelina's government; he was invited to attend by the High Authority of the Transition due to his status as a former President of the Senate, and he said that he was representing only himself. His presence, indicating disloyalty to his party, was perceived as a setback to the TIM. Rajoelina appointed Rakotomaharo as vice-president on 8 September 2009; he also appointed a new government on the same date."SADC 'rejects, condemns' new Madagascar govt"
AFP, 8 September 2009.

''Madagascar Tribune'', 9 September 2009 .
He ostensibly did so in the spirit of the Maputo agreement between Malagasy political leaders, which called for the creation of a national unity government, but the opposition denounced Rajoelina's appointments, and Rakotomaharo was considered to have completely broken with Ravalomanana. Rakotomaharo is a member of the
Church of Jesus Christ in Madagascar The Church of Jesus Christ in Madagascar ( mg, Fiangonan'i Jesoa Kristy eto Madagasikara; FJKM) is the second-largest Christian denomination in Madagascar. The current officers include the Rev. Ammi Irako Andriamahazosoa, President; the Rev. Jean ...
."Le nouveau gouvernement quasiment inchangé consacre la haute mainmise du président sur le pouvoir"
, ''Afrique Express'', N° 263, January 29, 2003 .


References

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