Translation

Select text and it is translated.
This area is result which is translated word.

Languages

Richard Ratsimandrava

Colonel Richard Ratsimandrava (March 21, 1931 – February 11, 1975) was President of Madagascar for six days in February 1975. A graduate of the French military college in Saint Cyr, Ratsimandrava served throughout French Africa before returning to Madagascar when that country gained independence in 1960. He joined the army, attaining the rank of lieutenant-colonel by 1968. In 1972 President Gabriel Ramanantsoa established a military government to replace the independence government of Philibert Tsiranana, and Ratsimandrava was appointed Minister of the Interior. In this position, he was able to manipulate the army, which led to the ousting of Ramanantsoa on February 5, 1975. Six days later Ratsimandrava was assassinated while driving from the presidential palace to his home. The event nearly plunged the country into civil war between supporters of the military government and former President Tsiranana.

v • d • ePresidents of Madagascar

Tsiranana | Ramanantsoa | Ratsimandrava | Andriamahazo | Ratsiraka | Zafy | Ratsirahonana (interim) | Ratsiraka | Ravalomanana

  This article about a Malagasypoliticianarticle is a stub. You can help by expanding it.
 This biographicalarticle related to an Africanmilitaryperson is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Categories: Presidents of Madagascar | 1931 births | 1975 deaths | Malagasy politicians | Murdered politicians | Malagasy military personnel | Malagasy people stubs | East African politician stubs | African military personnel stubs

Link former page on this page

Related word on this page

Related Shopping on this page