Andry Rajoelina

Madagascar's interim president Andry Rajoelina pictured in Bloemfontein, South Africa, on January 8
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Madagascar's transitional leader Andry Rajoelina
Marc Ravalomanana, pictured in Johannesburg last year, says he will return to Madagascar tomorrow
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Ousted Madagascar leader's wife allowed to return home

The wife of ousted Madagascar leader Marc Ravalomanana returned home Tuesday after her exiled husband's political rival granted her permission to visit her sick mother.
 

Madagascar blocks return of ousted leader's wife

Madagascar has blocked the wife of ousted leader Marc Ravalomanana from returning from exile in South Africa to visit his sick mother, an official in the ex-president's party said Saturday.
 

S. African court throws out Ravalomanana passport appeal

South Africa's highest court has rejected a final appeal by ousted Madagascan president Marc Ravalomanana to have his passport returned, it said in a statement.
 

Madagascar delays presidential vote to July

Madagascar said on Tuesday it has delayed by more than two months a presidential election aimed at ending a long-running political crisis on the Indian Ocean island.
 

Madagascar's Rajoelina vows 2018 comeback

Madagascar's transitional leader Andry Rajoelina, who has agreed not to run in upcoming polls to end the crisis that followed his 2009 coup, said Sunday he would stand for president in 2018.
 

Madagascar rivals out of vote, but uncertainty remains

Bitter rivals Andry Rajoelina and Marc Ravalomanana may have opted out of Madagascar's presidential race, clearing a key hurdle to ending a long-running political crisis, but analysts warn the pair will likely pull strings from behind the scenes.
 

Madagascar strongman vows not to run for president

Madagascar strongman Andry Rajoelina said Tuesday that he will not run in crunch presidential elections in May, a decision that could help end a political crisis that erupted when he seized power in 2009.
 

Madagascar leader to announce crunch election decision

Madagascar strongman Andry Rajoelina is expected to reveal later on Tuesday whether he intends to run in May's crunch presidential elections, a decision that could help end or prolong the country's political crisis.
 

US extends Madagascar trade exclusion, citing rights concerns

The United States will not restore trade privileges to Madagascar this year, according to a statement received Saturday that cited human rights concerns and the failure to restore democracy in the Indian Ocean nation.
 

Cash crunch threatens to delay Madagascar election

This year's presidential election in Madagascar -- billed as a way out of the country's crippling three-year political crisis -- could be derailed by a lack of funding, the country's electoral agency warned Thursday.
 

UN expert decries slavery in Madagascar

A UN expert on contemporary forms of slavery on Wednesday said poverty and impunity were exacerbating modern-day slavery in Madagascar, one of the world's poorest countries.
 

'Significant progress' but no deal on Madagascar

Madagascan leader Andry Rajoelina said there had been "significant progress" at talks in Tanzania to end his country's three-year-old political crisis, but headed home Saturday without striking a conclusive deal to end the stalemate.
 

Ravalomanana's passport case to go to S.African court

Ousted Madagascan leader Marc Ravalomanana who is exiled in South Africa will ask the country's highest court to overturn a High Court decision preventing him from returning home, his lawyer said on Thursday.
 

Francophonie urges African role on Security Council

Leaders of French-speaking nations ended a summit Sunday by calling for an overhaul of the UN Security Council to give Africa better representation, while host country Democratic Republic of Congo was forced to defend its rights record.
 

Ex-Madagascar leader Ravalomanana 'stranded in S.Africa'

South African authorities are preventing ousted Madagascan leader Marc Ravalomanana from leaving the country, his lawyer said Wednesday, denouncing a ploy to bar him from returning home to run in upcoming polls.
 

Madagascar journalists take refuge in S.African embassy

South Africa's embassy in Madagascar has granted refuge to two journalists and a technician of a closed-down opposition radio station following "prolonged harassment", it said on Friday.
 

Madagascar president says he tried to cut deal with rival

Madagascar's transitional leader Andry Rajoelina said Sunday that he had made a fruitless attempt to cut a deal with his rival, ex-president Marc Ravalomanana, in which neither man would run for office.
 

Southern Africa tells Rwanda to stop DR Congo rebel support

Southern African leaders on Saturday slammed Rwanda for supporting rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo as a threat to regional stability and urged Kigali to immediately stop its "interference".
 

Africa leaders mull Madagascar vote without two rivals

Southern African leaders were Saturday mulling presidential elections in Madagascar that would exclude the two main rivals, strongman Andry Rajoelina and ousted Marc Ravalomanana, a mediator said.
 

Southern African leaders discuss Madagascar standoff

Southern African leaders opened their annual summit Friday discussing ways to end a three-year political crisis in Madagascar, one of several crises likely to eclipse the official focus on infrastructure development.
 

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Andry Rajoelina


Incumbent
Assumed office 
17 March 2009
Prime MinisterMonja Roindefo
Eugène Mangalaza
Cécile Manorohanta
Vice PresidentEmmanuel Rakotovahiny
Fetison Rakoto Andrianirina
Preceded byMarc Ravalomanana

Born30 May 1974 (1974-05-30) (age 35)
Antananarivo, Madagascar
Political partyYoung Malagasies Determined
Spouse(s)Mialy Rajoelina
ProfessionEntrepreneur
ReligionRoman Catholicism