• Colonel Richard Ratsimandrava (March 21, 1931 – February 11, 1975) was a Malagasy politician and soldier who served as the head of state of Madagascar...
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    turned over power to Colonel Richard Ratsimandrava (a Merina with a less "aristocratic" background). Five days later, Ratsimandrava was assassinated, and a...
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    Colonel Richard Ratsimandrava, appointed to succeed him, was assassinated six days into his tenure. General Gilles Andriamahazo ruled after Ratsimandrava for...
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    anti-Merina coup led by Bréchard Rajaonarison. He lost the backing of Richard Ratsimandrava and Didier Ratsiraka, and on 5 February 1975, he was forced to resign...
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  • lived out the rest of his days in obscurity. February 11, 1975 Richard Ratsimandrava, President of Madagascar Shot six days after taking power in military...
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    banned. The exactions of the gendarmerie (whose commander, Colonel Richard Ratsimandrava would later be president in 1975 for six days before his assassination)...
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    resigned on February 5, 1975, handing over executive power to Lt. Col. Richard Ratsimandrava, who was assassinated 6 days later. A provisional military directorate...
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  • He retired as an army officer in 1976. He was the successor of Richard Ratsimandrava after the latter's assassination. He served as head of state from...
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  • Blanco Prime Minister of Spain December 20, 1973 Madrid  Spain ETA Richard Ratsimandrava President of Madagascar February 11, 1975 Antananarivo  Madagascar...
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    February 1975 (resigned.) 2 years, 117 days Military Himself — Richard Ratsimandrava (1931–1975) — 5 February 1975 11 February 1975 (assassinated.) 6 days...
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  • Gabriel Ramanantsoa overthrows Philibert Tsiranana February 5, 1975: Richard Ratsimandrava overthrows Gabriel Ramanantsoa 2006: an alleged Coup attempt took...
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    closer ties with the Soviet Union. On 5 February 1975, Colonel Richard Ratsimandrava became the President of Madagascar. After six days as head of the...
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  • German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1907) 1975 – Richard Ratsimandrava, Malagasy colonel and politician, President of Madagascar (b. 1931)...
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    100 people died in Lima during the national emergency. Colonel Richard Ratsimandrava was sworn in as President of the Malagasy Republic, succeeding Gabriel...
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  • President (1959–1972) Gabriel Ramanantsoa, President (1972–1975) Richard Ratsimandrava, President (1975) Gilles Andriamahazo, President (1975) Didier Ratsiraka...
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  • Erskine Childers 1974  Ireland President Dublin  Ireland Heart attack Richard Ratsimandrava 1975  Madagascar President Antananarivo  Madagascar Assassination...
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  • is Britain's first female leader of any political party. Colonel Richard Ratsimandrava, President of Madagascar, is assassinated. February 27 – The 2 June...
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  • Richard Ravalomanana (born 14 December 1959) is a Malagasy politician and former military officer who has served as president of the Senate of Madagascar...
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  • Ranavalona II Ranavalona III Rangita Rasoherina Raymond Razafimbahiny Richard Ratsimandrava Robert Grice Sturges Roland Ratsiraka Rova of Antananarivo Salman...
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    Thérèse Ratsimandrava February 5, 1975 February 11, 1975 Richard Ratsimandrava Born Thérèse Razafindramoizina, she married Colonel Richard Ratsimandrava on...
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    presidential authority until handing over to the President of the Senate Richard Ravalomanana in October 2023. "Gouvernement de consensus : Ntsay Christian...
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    19 October 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2012. Bachelard, Jerome; Marcus, Richard (2011). "Countries at the Crossroads 2011: Madagascar" (PDF). Freedom House...
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    Magazine. Peace Corps. Retrieved 13 December 2013. Bachelard, Jerome; Marcus, Richard (2011). "Countries at the Crossroads 2011: Madagascar" (PDF). Freedom House...
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  • Archived from the original on 2017-10-15. Retrieved 2018-08-05. Marcus, Richard R. (2016-02-10). "The Politics of Institutional Failure in Madagascar's...
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    and the Military Transition, 1960–75", U.S. Country Studies, Madagascar. Richard R. Marcus, "POLITICAL CHANGE IN MADAGASCAR: POPULIST DEMOCRACY OR NEOPATRIMONIALISM...
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    Patrick Rajoelina, Madagascar, le duel (2003), page 206 (in French). Richard R. Marcus, "Political change in Madagascar: populist democracy or neopatrimonialism...
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    leaders, reaffirms policy", Malagasy National Radio, 20 September 1997. Richard Cornwell, "Madagascar: Stumbling at the first hurdle?" (PDF). Archived...
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