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Pascal Rakotomavo
17th Prime Minister of Madagascar
In office
21 February 1997 – 23 July 1998
PresidentDidier Ratsiraka
Preceded byNorbert Ratsirahonana
Succeeded byTantely Andrianarivo
Personal details
Born
Pascal Joseph Rakotomavo

(1934-04-01)1 April 1934
Antananarivo, French Madagascar
Died14 December 2010(2010-12-14) (aged 76)
Political partyAREMA

Pascal Joseph Rakotomavo (1 April 1934[1] – 14 December 2010)[2] was a Malagasy politician. He was the Prime Minister of Madagascar from 21 February 1997[3] to 23 July 1998.[4]

Life and career

Born in Antananarivo, Rakotomavo was Minister of Economy and Finance from 1982 to 1989,[5] and Special Adviser to President Didier Ratsiraka from 1989 to 1993.[1] His appointment as Prime Minister in February 1997, following Ratsiraka's return to the presidency, was considered surprising.[3] Rakotomavo served as Governor of Antananarivo Province from June 2001 to 2002. He was also Ratsiraka's campaign director in the December 2001 presidential election,[6][7] but in the political crisis that followed between Ratsiraka and opposition candidate Marc Ravalomanana, as governor he adopted what has been described as a neutral position.[8] On 28 February 2002, Ratsiraka appointed General Léon-Claude Raveloarison as military governor of Antananarivo Province under martial law. Rakotomavo was the only one of the six provincial governors to not sign a declaration that Toamasina, Ratsiraka's stronghold during the 2002 political crisis, was the nation's provisional capital.[9] After Ravalomanana prevailed in the dispute, Rakotomavo, unlike the governors of the other provinces, was not prosecuted.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b Biographical page at Antananarivo Province website Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine (in French).
  2. ^ death notice Archived 2010-12-17 at the Wayback Machine (French) retrieved 18 December 2010
  3. ^ a b Guy Arnold, Madagascar: Year in Review 1997, Britannica.com.
  4. ^ Christopher Saunders, Madagascar: Year in Review 1998, Britannica.com.
  5. ^ http://biblio.univ-antananarivo.mg/pdfs/andrianaivoAvotraniainaR_ECO_M1_14.pdf
  6. ^ "L'armée en première ligne" Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine, L'Essor, 1 March 2002 (in French).
  7. ^ "Madagascar: Ratsiraka campaign manager denounces "irregularities" in capital", Malagasy National Radio, Antananarivo, 17 December 2001.
  8. ^ "Pascal Rakotomavo résiste au DG de ARO", Madagascar Tribune, 18 July 2005 (in French).
  9. ^ "Les réactions des partisans du président Ratsiraka" Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine, Afrique Express, number 246, 14 March 2002 (in French).
  10. ^ "En lambeau !", Madagascar Tribune, 24 January 2005 (in French).
Political offices
Preceded by Prime Minister of Madagascar
1997-1998
Succeeded by