Richard Ratsimandrava
Malagasy politician, brief head of state of Madagascar in 1975 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Colonel Richard Ratsimandrava (March 21, 1931 ā February 11, 1975) was a Malagasy politician and soldier who served as the head of state of Madagascar for six days in February 1975 before his assassination in office.
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Richard Ratsimandrava | |
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Minister of the Interior of Madagascar | |
In office 5 ā 11 February 1975 | |
Preceded by | Gabriel Ramanantsoa (as President of Madagascar) |
Succeeded by | Gilles Andriamahazo (as Chairman of the National Military Leadership Committee) |
Personal details | |
Born | (1931-03-21)21 March 1931 Antananarivo, French Madagascar |
Died | 11 February 1975(1975-02-11) (aged 43) Antananarivo, Democratic Republic of Madagascar |
Manner of death | Assassination |
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