Ruler · 1931 – 1975

Richard Ratsimandrava

Lived 1931 – 1975; politician, military personnel. President of Madagascar (Madagascar), 1975.

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Lived: 1931 – 1975; 44 years
Lines: 1; Madagascar
Left it: killed in office; Wikidata's manner of death

President of Madagascar

Madagascar · the 3rd of 15 dated reigns · 1959 – 2025

Philibert Tsiranana1959 – 1972

Gabriel Ramanantsoa1972 – 1975

Richard Ratsimandrava1975

Gilles Andriamahazo1975

Didier Ratsiraka1975 – 1993

Albert Zafy1993 – 1996

9 after

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

Reigned 1975 · under a year · came to it aged 44

Left it: killed in officeWikidata's manner of death: homicide

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