List of presidents of Madagascar facts for kids
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| Style | President His Excellency |
| Residence | Iavoloha Palace |
| Term length | 5 years, renewable once |
| Inaugural holder | Philibert Tsiranana |
| Formation | 1 May 1959 |
This article lists the leaders of Madagascar, known as presidents. The role of president started in 1959. At that time, Madagascar was called the Malagasy Republic.
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Presidential Term Limits
Madagascar's main rules, found in its Constitution, say that a president can serve for two terms. Each term lasts for five years. So far, no president has served for two full terms.
Madagascar's Presidents
This section shows a list of all the people who have served as president of Madagascar. It also includes the political parties they belonged to.
- Political Parties
Social Democratic Party (PSD) Malagasy Revolutionary Party (AREMA) National Union for Democracy and Development (UNDD) Judged by Your Work Party (AVI) I Love Madagascar (TIM) Young Malagasies Determined (TGV) Hery Vaovao ho an'i Madagasikara (HVM)
- Other Groups
Military Independent
- Special Status
This color means the person was an Acting President.
| No. | Photo | Name (Born–Died) |
Elected | Time in Office | Political Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Started | Ended | Length of Time | |||||
| Malagasy Republic (part of the French Community) | |||||||
| — |  |
Philibert Tsiranana (1912–1978) |
— | 1 May 1959 | 26 June 1960 | 1 year, 56 days | PSD |
| Malagasy Republic (independent country) | |||||||
| 1 | |
Philibert Tsiranana (1912–1978) |
1965 1972 |
26 June 1960 | 11 October 1972 (stepped down.) |
12 years, 107 days | PSD |
| 2 |  |
Gabriel Ramanantsoa (1906–1979) |
1972 (public vote) |
11 October 1972 | 5 February 1975 (stepped down.) |
2 years, 117 days | Military |
| — |  |
Richard Ratsimandrava (1931–1975) |
— | 5 February 1975 | 11 February 1975 (died.) |
6 days | Military |
| — | |
Gilles Andriamahazo (1919–1989) |
— | 12 February 1975 | 15 June 1975 | 123 days | Military |
| — |  |
Didier Ratsiraka (1936–2021) |
— | 15 June 1975 | 30 December 1975 | 198 days | Military |
| Democratic Republic of Madagascar | |||||||
| 3 | |
Didier Ratsiraka (1936–2021) |
1982 1989 |
30 December 1975 | 12 January 1992 | 16 years, 13 days | Military / AREMA |
| Third Republic of Madagascar | |||||||
| (3) | |
Didier Ratsiraka (1936–2021) |
— | 12 January 1992 | 27 March 1993 | 1 year, 74 days | AREMA |
| 4 |  |
Albert Zafy (1927–2017) |
1992–93 | 27 March 1993 | 5 September 1996 (stepped down.) |
3 years, 162 days | UNDD |
| — |  |
Norbert Ratsirahonana (born 1938) |
— | 5 September 1996 | 9 February 1997 | 157 days | AVI |
| (3) | |
Didier Ratsiraka (1936–2021) |
1996 | 9 February 1997 | (25 February 2002) 5 July 2002 |
5 years, 146 days | AREMA |
| 5 |  |
Marc Ravalomanana (born 1949) |
2001 2006 |
(22 February 2002) 5 July 2002 |
17 March 2009 (removed from power.) |
6 years, 255 days | TIM |
| — | |
Hyppolite Ramaroson (born 1951) |
— | 17 March 2009 | Several hours | Military | |
| High Transitional Authority | |||||||
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Andry Rajoelina (born 1974) |
— | (7 February 2009) 17 March 2009 |
25 January 2014 | 4 years, 314 days | TGV |
| Fourth Republic of Madagascar | |||||||
| 6 |  |
Hery Rajaonarimampianina (born 1958) |
2013 | 25 January 2014 | 7 September 2018 | 4 years, 225 days | HVM |
| — |  |
Rivo Rakotovao (born 1960) |
— | 7 September 2018 | 19 January 2019 | 134 days | HVM |
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Andry Rajoelina (born 1974) |
2018 | 19 January 2019 | 9 September 2023 | 4 years, 233 days | TGV |
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Council of Ministers Prime Minister: Christian Ntsay (born 1961) |
— | 9 September 2023 | 27 October 2023 | 48 days | Independent |
| — | |
Richard Ravalomanana (born 1959) |
— | 27 October 2023 | 16 December 2023 | 50 days | Independent |
| (7) |  |
Andry Rajoelina (born 1974) |
2023 | 16 December 2023 | Incumbent | 1 year, 185 days | TGV |
Presidential Timeline
This timeline shows when each president served. It also shows their political party.
Presidential Term Lengths
This table shows how long each president (not including acting presidents) served.
Out of the seven people who have been president, only two, Didier Ratsiraka and Andry Rajoelina, served during different time periods.
| Rank | President | Political Party | Longest Time in a Row | Total Time in Office | Number of Periods |
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| 1 | Didier Ratsiraka | Military/AREMA | 17 years, 285 days | 23 years, 66 days | 2 |
| 2 | Philibert Tsiranana | PSD | 13 years, 163 days | 13 years, 163 days | 1 |
| 3 | Andry Rajoelina | TGV | 4 years, 314 days | 11 years, 2 days | 3 |
| 4 | Marc Ravalomanana | TIM | 6 years, 255 days | 6 years, 255 days | 1 |
| 5 | Hery Rajaonarimampianina | HVM | 4 years, 225 days | 4 years, 225 days | 1 |
| 6 | Albert Zafy | UNDD | 3 years, 162 days | 3 years, 162 days | 1 |
| 7 | Gabriel Ramanantsoa | Military | 2 years, 117 days | 2 years, 117 days | 1 |
Latest Election Results
To learn more about the most recent election, see the results of the 2023 Malagasy presidential election.
See Also
In Spanish: Anexo:Presidente de Madagascar para niños
- Politics of Madagascar
- List of Imerina monarchs
- List of colonial governors of Madagascar
- Prime Minister of Madagascar
- Vice President of Madagascar
- First Lady of Madagascar
