Pascal Rakotomavo
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Life and career
Born in Antananarivo, Rakotomavo was Minister of Economy and Finance from 1982 to 1989,[5] and Special Adviser to President Didier Ratsiraka from 1989 to 1993.[1] His appointment as Prime Minister in February 1997, following Ratsiraka's return to the presidency, was considered surprising.[3] Rakotomavo served as Governor of Antananarivo Province from June 2001 to 2002. He was also Ratsiraka's campaign director in the December 2001 presidential election,[6][7] but in the political crisis that followed between Ratsiraka and opposition candidate Marc Ravalomanana, as governor he adopted what has been described as a neutral position.[8] On 28 February 2002, Ratsiraka appointed General Léon-Claude Raveloarison as military governor of Antananarivo Province under martial law. Rakotomavo was the only one of the six provincial governors to not sign a declaration that Toamasina, Ratsiraka's stronghold during the 2002 political crisis, was the nation's provisional capital.[9] After Ravalomanana prevailed in the dispute, Rakotomavo, unlike the governors of the other provinces, was not prosecuted.[10]
References
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- ↑ a b Biographical page at Antananarivo Province website Template:Webarchive Template:In lang.
- ↑ death notice Template:Webarchive (French) retrieved 18 December 2010
- ↑ a b Guy Arnold, Madagascar: Year in Review 1997, Britannica.com.
- ↑ Christopher Saunders, Madagascar: Year in Review 1998, Britannica.com.
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- ↑ "L'armée en première ligne" Template:Webarchive, L'Essor, 1 March 2002 Template:In lang.
- ↑ "Madagascar: Ratsiraka campaign manager denounces "irregularities" in capital", Malagasy National Radio, Antananarivo, 17 December 2001.
- ↑ "Pascal Rakotomavo résiste au DG de ARO", Madagascar Tribune, 18 July 2005 Template:In lang.
- ↑ "Les réactions des partisans du président Ratsiraka" Template:Webarchive, Afrique Express, number 246, 14 March 2002 Template:In lang.
- ↑ "En lambeau !", Madagascar Tribune, 24 January 2005 Template:In lang.
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