Désiré Rakotoarijaona

Lieutenant-Colonel Désiré Rakotoarijaona (born 19 June 1934)^[1] is a Malagasy politician. He was Minister of Economy and Finance from February 1975 to June 1975.^[2] He was Prime Minister of Madagascar from 1 August 1977 to 12 February 1988, under President Didier Ratsiraka. Rakotoarijaona was replaced by Victor Ramahatra. Rakotoarijaona also ran in the November 1996 presidential election but finished in last place out of 15 candidates with 0.37% of the vote.^[3]

Désiré Rakotoarijaona
Désiré Rakotoarijaona
11th Prime Minister of Madagascar
In office August 1, 1977 – February 12, 1988
President	Didier Ratsiraka
Preceded by	Justin Rakotoniaina
Succeeded by	Victor Ramahatra
Personal details
Born	(1934-06-19) 19 June 1934 (age 89) Tananarive, French Madagascar
Profession	Military officer

References

1. The World Almanac & Book of Facts. Newspaper Enterprise Association. 1 January 1986. ISBN 9780345326591. Retrieved 28 October 2016 – via Google Books.
2. ANDRIANAIVO, Avotraniaina Rado (2014-05-28). Impacts de l’apparition du New Public Management dans la gestion des Finances publiques au niveau du MFB (PDF) (Maîtrise ès Sciences Economiques thesis) (in French). Université d’Antananarivo - Faculté de Droit, d’Economie, de Gestion et de Sociologie, Département ECONOMIE.
3. "Rapport de la Mission d’Observation de l’Élection Présidentielle du 29 décembre 1996 (2è tour)", democratie.francophonie.org (in French).

Political offices
Preceded by Justin Rakotoniaina	Prime Minister of Madagascar 1977–1988	Succeeded by Victor Ramahatra