Presidents of Madagascar (1960–Present)

Tenure	Portrait	Incumbent	Affiliation	Notes
Malagasy Republic Madagascar The Republic of Madagascar is an island country located in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa...	Autonomous
1 May 1959 to 26 June 1960		Philibert Tsiranana Philibert Tsiranana Philibert Tsiranana was a Malagasy politician and leader, who served as the first President of Madagascar from 1959 to 1972.... , President	PSD
Malagasy Republic Madagascar The Republic of Madagascar is an island country located in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa...
26 June 1960 to 11 October 1972		Philibert Tsiranana Philibert Tsiranana Philibert Tsiranana was a Malagasy politician and leader, who served as the first President of Madagascar from 1959 to 1972.... , President	PSD	Resigned and handed power to Military Military of Madagascar The Military of Madagascar is made up of the People's Armed Forces and the National Gendarmerie. The IISS detailed the armed forces in 2007 as including an Army of 12,500+, a Navy of 500, and a 500-strong Air Force...
11 October 1972 to 5 February 1975		Gabriel Ramanantsoa Gabriel Ramanantsoa Gabriel Ramanantsoa 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 was a career officer in the French army. After Madagascar became independent, he joined the Madagascar military, rising... , Head of State	Mil	Resigned
5 February 1975 to 11 February 1975		Richard Ratsimandrava Richard Ratsimandrava Colonel Richard Ratsimandrava was President of Madagascar for six days in February 1975. His assassination in 1975 led to a civil war.- Military career :... , Head of State	Mil	Assassinated
12 February 1975 to 15 June 1975		Gilles Andriamahazo Gilles Andriamahazo General Gilles Andriamahazo was a Malagasy general and political figure. Originally he was a Merina and served as the military president of Madagascar between 12 February and 15 June 1975.... , Chairman of the National Military Leadership Committee	Mil
15 June 1975 to 30 December 1975		Didier Ratsiraka Didier Ratsiraka Vice Admiral Didier Ratsiraka is a Malagasy politician who was President of Madagascar from 1975 to 1993 and from 1997 to 2002.-Second Republic:... , Chairman of the Supreme Revolutionary Council Supreme Revolutionary Council (Madagascar) The Supreme Revolutionary Council was the body that ruled Madagascar from 1975. President of the Supreme Revolutionary Council from June 15, 1975 was Didier Ratsiraka...	Mil	1st Term
Democratic Republic of Madagascar Madagascar The Republic of Madagascar is an island country located in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa...
30 December 1975 to 4 January 1976		Didier Ratsiraka Didier Ratsiraka Vice Admiral Didier Ratsiraka is a Malagasy politician who was President of Madagascar from 1975 to 1993 and from 1997 to 2002.-Second Republic:... , Chairman of the Supreme Revolutionary Council Supreme Revolutionary Council (Madagascar) The Supreme Revolutionary Council was the body that ruled Madagascar from 1975. President of the Supreme Revolutionary Council from June 15, 1975 was Didier Ratsiraka...	Mil	1st Term
4 January 1976 to 12 September 1992		Didier Ratsiraka Didier Ratsiraka Vice Admiral Didier Ratsiraka is a Malagasy politician who was President of Madagascar from 1975 to 1993 and from 1997 to 2002.-Second Republic:... , President	FNDR
Republic of Madagascar Madagascar The Republic of Madagascar is an island country located in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa...
12 September 1992 to 27 March 1993		Didier Ratsiraka Didier Ratsiraka Vice Admiral Didier Ratsiraka is a Malagasy politician who was President of Madagascar from 1975 to 1993 and from 1997 to 2002.-Second Republic:... , President	AREMA	1st Term
27 March 1993 to 5 September 1996		Albert Zafy Albert Zafy Albert Zafy is a Malagasy politician. He was the President of Madagascar from 27 March 1993 to 5 September 1996.-Early life and career:... , President	UNDD	Resigned
5 September 1996 to 9 February 1997		Norbert Ratsirahonana Norbert Ratsirahonana Norbert Lala Ratsirahonana is a Malagasy politician.He was born in Antsiranana, Diana Region. He founded and led the Asa Vita no Ifampitsarana Party, which opposed President Didier Ratsiraka. He and his party were part of the coalition which elected Albert Zafy to the presidency in 1993... , Interim President	AVI
9 February 1997 to 5 July 2002		Didier Ratsiraka Didier Ratsiraka Vice Admiral Didier Ratsiraka is a Malagasy politician who was President of Madagascar from 1975 to 1993 and from 1997 to 2002.-Second Republic:... , President	AREMA	2nd Term; from 25 February 2002 in Toamasina Toamasina Toamasina , meaning "like salt" or "salty", unofficially and in French also Tamatave, is a city on the east coast of Madagascar on the Indian Ocean. The city is the chief seaport of the country, situated northeast of its capital and biggest city Antananarivo, near the centre of the eastern coast...
22 February 2002 to 17 March 2009		Marc Ravalomanana Marc Ravalomanana Marc Ravalomanana is a Malagasy politician who was the President of Madagascar from 2002 to 2009. A member of the Merina ethnic group, Ravalomanana served as Mayor of Antananarivo before becoming President in 2002... , President	TIM	In rebellion to 5 July 2002; deposed in the 2009 crisis
17 March 2009 to Present		Andry Rajoelina Andry Rajoelina Andry Nirina Rajoelina , born May 30 1974, is the former mayor of Antananarivo who became transitional head of state of Madagascar on March 21, 2009 after the 2009 Malagasy political crisis.... , President of the High Transitional Authority High Transitional Authority The High Transitional Authority is a provisional executive body that came to power in Madagascar following the coup that forced Marc Ravalomanana to leave the country on March 17, 2009 as a result of the 2009 Malagasy protests...	TGV	In rebellion from 7 February 2009

Affiliations

• PSD - Social Democratic Party of Madagascar and the Comoros
  Social Democratic Party of Madagascar and the Comoros
  Social Democratic Party of Madagascar and the Comoros was a political party in Madagascar. The party was founded in 1956 in Majunga district. It was led by Philibert Tsiranana, a member of the French National Assembly. Tsiranana had joined the French Section of the Workers' International group,...
  
  
• FNDR - Vanguard of the Malagasy Revolution
  Association for the Rebirth of Madagascar
  The Association for the Rebirth of Madagascar or Pillar and Structure for the Salvation of Madagascar is a political party in Madagascar.*National secretary: Pierrot Rajaonarivelo...
  
  
• AREMA - Association for the Rebirth of Madagascar
  Association for the Rebirth of Madagascar
  The Association for the Rebirth of Madagascar or Pillar and Structure for the Salvation of Madagascar is a political party in Madagascar.*National secretary: Pierrot Rajaonarivelo...
  
   (renamed FNDR)
• UNDD - National Union for Democracy and Development
  National Union for Democracy and Development
  The National Union for Democracy and Development is a political party in Burkina Faso ....
  
  
• AVI - Judged By Your Work Party
  Judged By Your Work Party
  Judged By Your Work Party is a political party in Madagascar.The AVI backed Marc Ravalomanana, the opposition candidate in the disputed December 2001 presidential election, and after Ravalomanana became President, the AVI joined the government...
  
  
• TIM - Tiako I Madagasikara
  Tiako I Madagasikara
  Tiako I Madagasikara is a political party in Madagascar founded by a group of individuals on July 3, 2002 to support President Marc Ravalomanana. It is now the largest party in the National Assembly of Madagascar with 106 of 127 seats, after the parliamentary election held on September 23, 2007....
  
  
• TGV - Young Malagasies Determined
  Young Malagasies Determined
  Young Malagasies Determined is a political movement in Madagascar. It is headed by the current provisional President, Andry Rajoelina, who organized it prior to the Antananarivo mayoral election in 2007....
  
  
• Mil - Military
  Military of Madagascar
  The Military of Madagascar is made up of the People's Armed Forces and the National Gendarmerie. The IISS detailed the armed forces in 2007 as including an Army of 12,500+, a Navy of 500, and a 500-strong Air Force...
  
  

See also

• List of Malagasy monarchs
• List of colonial heads of Madagascar
• Prime Minister of Madagascar
  Prime Minister of Madagascar
  This page contains a list of the Prime Ministers of Madagascar.-Prime Ministers of Madagascar :-Affiliations:*PSD - Social Democratic Party of Madagascar and the Comoros...
  
  

External links

• World Statesmen - Madagascar