Victor Ramahatra (born 6 September 1945) is a former politician in Madagascar. He was born in Antananarivo.[1] During the presidency of Didier Ratsiraka, Ramahatra served as Prime Minister of Madagascar from 12 February 1988 until 8 August 1991,[2] replacing long-time prime minister Désiré Rakotoarijaona. When Ratsiraka returned to office in 1997, Ramahatra became a special military adviser to him. In June 2002 Ramahatra was charged with treason and imprisoned for alleged involvement in a plot to assassinate President Marc Ravalomanana.[3] He was released in October 2002.[4][5]
Victor Ramahatra | |
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12th Prime Minister of Madagascar | |
In office 12 February 1988 – 8 August 1991 | |
President | Didier Ratsiraka |
Preceded by | Désiré Rakotoarijaona |
Succeeded by | Guy Razanamasy |
Personal details | |
Born | Antananarivo, French Madagascar (Now Madagascar) | 6 September 1945
Nationality | ![]() |
Political party | Military |
References
edit- ^ Ed, 63rd (1 August 1999). International Who's Who 2000. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9781857430509. Retrieved 28 October 2016 – via Google Books.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Victor Ramahatra on the Contemporary Africa Database Archived 2006-10-04 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Ex-PM imprisoned for 'treason' in Madagascar", Times of India, June 26, 2002
- ^ "Victor ramahatra libéré à la suite d'un non-lieu prononcé par le tribunal", L'Express de Madagascar, November 03, 2002.
- ^ "Le général Ramahatra libéré", MATERA, October 31, 2002.