Ravalomanana biography

President of Madagascar from to

Marc RavalomananaGCSK (Malagasy:[raˌvaluˈmananə̥]; born 12 December ) is a Malagasy politician who served as the sixth President of Madagascar from to Born into a farming Merina family in Imerinkasinina, near the capital city of Antananarivo, Ravalomanana first rose to prominence as the founder and CEO of the vast dairy conglomerate TIKO, later launching successful wholesaler MAGRO and several additional companies.

He entered politics upon founding the Tiako Iarivo political party in and successfully ran for the position of mayor of Antananarivo, holding the position from to As mayor he improved sanitary and security conditions in the city.

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In August he announced his candidacy as an independent candidate in the December presidential election. He then took office as president in amidst a dispute over election results in which he successfully pressed his claim to have won a majority in the first round.

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