Ruler · 1906 – 1979

Gabriel Ramanantsoa

Lived 1906 – 1979; politician. President of Madagascar (Madagascar), 1972 – 1975.

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Lived: 1906 – 1979; 73 years
In office: 3 years; one reign
Lines: 1; Madagascar
Left it: left office alive; read off the dates alone

President of Madagascar

Madagascar · the 2nd of 15 dated reigns · 1959 – 2025

Philibert Tsiranana1959 – 1972

Gabriel Ramanantsoa1972 – 1975

Richard Ratsimandrava1975

Gilles Andriamahazo1975

Didier Ratsiraka1975 – 1993

10 after

killed, executed or dead in battledeposed, abdicated, exiled or removedleft alive by a regular roadstill in officeending not on recordthis entry

Reigned 1972 – 1975 · 3 years · came to it aged 66

Left it: left office aliveread off the dates alone: the term ends in 1975; they died in 1979

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