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{{Short description|Malagasy politician}}
{{Infobox President
|name = Mamy Ranaivoniarivo
|image = Mamy_Ranaivoniarivo.jpg
|order = Minister of the Defence of Madagascar
|president = [[Marc Ravalomanana]]
|deputy =
|term_start = 9 February 2009
|term_end = 17 March 2009
|predecessor = [[Cécile Manorohanta]]
|successor =
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1950|12|06|df=y}}
|birth_place = [[Ambalavao]], Haute Matsiatra, Madagascar
|death_date =
|death_place =
|party =
}}
Vice-Admiral '''Mamy Ranaivoniarivo''' (born 6 December 1950) is a Malagasy politician who was briefly the [[defence minister]] of [[Madagascar]] in early 2009. He was appointed to office on February 9, 2009, following [[Cécile Manorohanta]]'s resignation, but resigned on March 10, 2009, after he was confronted by mutineer army officers who stated that they would no longer follow orders from current Malagasy president [[Marc Ravalomanana]] and instead switch allegiances to [[Andry Rajoelina]],<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7934504.stm |title=Troops oust Madagascar minister|date=10 March 2009 }}</ref> but this was later rescinded as Ranaivoniarivo explained that the "resignation" had been done under gunpoint.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-03/10/content_10986158.htm |title=Madagascan defense minister retracts resignation|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090314050424/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-03/10/content_10986158.htm |archive-date=2009-03-14 }}</ref>

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Mamy Ranaivoniarivo - Revision history

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