ColonelRichard Ratsimandrava (March 21, 1931 Antananarivo – February 11, 1975 Antananarivo) was President of Madagascar for six days in February 1975 before his assassination in office.
He was born in 1931 and was a Merina from a Merina family. A graduate of the French Saint Cyr military college, 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. Several senior officers were able to manipulate the army, which led to the ousting of Ramanantsoa on February 5, 1975.
Death
Six days following his taking office, Ratsimandrava was assassinated at 8 p.m. while driving from the presidential palace to his home.[1] His death was announced by the new ruling military committee. It claimed that the President had been killed by members of the Republican Security Forces (Groupe Mobile de Police-GMP),[2] a counterinsurgency outfit dissolved by his predecessor.[3] The event nearly plunged the country into civil war between supporters of the military government and former President Tsiranana. In 2006, on the 31st anniversary of colonel's murder, a conference was held in Madagascar.[4]
Further reading
L'assassinat du president Ratsimandrava, Le Journal La Croix (1975). preview of newspaper article on assassination of Ratsimandrava
References
^OnWar.com, Armed Conflict Events Data, retrieved 9 March 2009.
^"Maldives - MADAGASCAR". www.country-data.com. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
richard, ratsimandrava, colonel, march, 1931, antananarivo, february, 1975, antananarivo, president, madagascar, days, february, 1975, before, assassination, office, bust, ratsimandravapresident, madagascarin, office, february, 1975, february, 1975preceded, by. Colonel Richard Ratsimandrava March 21 1931 Antananarivo February 11 1975 Antananarivo was President of Madagascar for six days in February 1975 before his assassination in office Richard RatsimandravaBust of RatsimandravaPresident of MadagascarIn office 5 February 1975 11 February 1975Preceded byGabriel RamanantsoaSucceeded byGilles AndriamahazoPersonal detailsBorn 1931 03 21 21 March 1931AntananarivoDied11 February 1975 1975 02 11 aged 43 AntananarivoProfessionmilitary Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Military career 1 2 Death 2 Further reading 3 References 4 External linksBiography EditMilitary career Edit He was born in 1931 and was a Merina from a Merina family A graduate of the French Saint Cyr military college 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 Several senior officers were able to manipulate the army which led to the ousting of Ramanantsoa on February 5 1975 Death Edit Six days following his taking office Ratsimandrava was assassinated at 8 p m while driving from the presidential palace to his home 1 His death was announced by the new ruling military committee It claimed that the President had been killed by members of the Republican Security Forces Groupe Mobile de Police GMP 2 a counterinsurgency outfit dissolved by his predecessor 3 The event nearly plunged the country into civil war between supporters of the military government and former President Tsiranana In 2006 on the 31st anniversary of colonel s murder a conference was held in Madagascar 4 Further reading EditL assassinat du president Ratsimandrava Le Journal La Croix 1975 preview of newspaper article on assassination of RatsimandravaReferences Edit OnWar com Armed Conflict Events Data retrieved 9 March 2009 Maldives MADAGASCAR www country data com Retrieved 18 January 2019 TIME 24 February 1975 accessed 9 March 2009 MAD on line Archived 2011 07 14 at the Wayback Machine Conference called on the tragedy of Ratsimandrava 17 March 2006 accessed 9 March 2009External links EditBiography in Malagasy Photo of Ratsimandrava This article about a Malagasy politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Richard Ratsimandrava amp oldid 1124212351, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
