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Andry Rajoelina
Andry Nirina Rajoelina is a Malagasy politician and businessman who served as the eighth president of Madagascar from 2019 to 2025. He was previously President of the High Transitional Authority from 2009 to 2014 following a political crisis and military-backed coup, having held the office of Mayor of Antananarivo for one year prior. Before entering the political arena, Rajoelina was involved in t…
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politics · Politician and businessman (born 1974) · politician · disc jockey · also Andry Rajoelina, Zandry Kely, Rajoelina
Born 30 May 1974 · Q57363
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2026· 1 entry
2025· 2 entries
Yahoo: Former Madagascar president Andry Rajoelina stripped of citizenship after military takeover
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France 24: Madagascar President Rajoelina says he had to leave for a secure location to protect his life
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2023· 1 entry
Career landmark: President of Madagascar (2023–2025).
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2020· 1 entry
Reported claimRated UNPROVEN: There is no scientific or clinical evidence available to support claims that Covid-Organics cures COVID-19. · Namibia Fact Check
Claimed: “Madagascar herbal tonic Covid-Organics is a cure for COVID-19.” — rated UNPROVEN: There is no scientific or clinical evidence available to support claims that Covid-Organics cures COVID-19. by Namibia Fact Check.
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2019· 2 entries
Career landmark: President of Madagascar (2019–2023).
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Citing local opposition and the need to reassess its economic and environmental impacts
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2018· 2 entries
Election won: 2018 presidential election.
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Campaign: 2018 presidential election.
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2014· 1 entry
Led to the opening of a parliamentary inquiry, followed by the questioning of the High Constitutional Court by a group of citizens of the Malagasy diaspora in France
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2012· 1 entry
Sold the controversial Boeing 747 bought by his predecessor with public funds
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2010· 1 entry
Two years after Rajoelina launched the project as mayor of Antananarivo, the HAT completed the reconstruction of the Hotel de Ville (town hall) of Antananarivo which had been destroyed by arson during the rotaka politica
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2009· 2 entries
Rajoelina dissolved the Senate and Parliament to transfer their powers to his cabinet, the officials of the HAT, and the newly established Council for social and economic strengthening, through which his policies were is
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Career landmark: President of Madagascar (2009–2014).
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2007· 1 entry
Rajoelina created and led the political association Tanora malaGasy Vonona (TGV), translating to "determined Malagasy youth", and shortly afterward announced his candidacy to run for Mayor of Antananarivo
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2000· 2 entries
Won: 2000 (2000).
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Andry and Mialy Rajoelina took over Domapub, a competing Antananarivo-based billboard advertising business owned by his wife's family
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1999· 4 entries
Won: 2000 (1999).
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Launched Injet, a digital printing company that expanded into large-format and billboard advertising in Antananarivo
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Bestowed the same honor on Rajoelina in 2000
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And the Viva radio and television networks in 2007
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1994· 1 entry
Rajoelina met his future wife Mialy Razakandisa, who was then completing her senior year of high school in Antananarivo
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1993· 1 entry
At the age of 19, Rajoelina established his first enterprise, a small event production company called Show Business
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1974· 1 entry
Born 1974-05-30.
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