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Didier Ratsiraka, who took over the presidency in , initially adopted socialist policies....
By a massive political experiment - President Didier Ratsiraka's socialist revolution and Second Republic of the s and s - which went wrong.
Didier Ratsiraka
| President of Madagascar 1976-1993 and 1997-2002 Date of Birth: 04.11.1936 Country: Madagascar |
Biography of Didier Ratsiraka
Didier Ratsiraka, the former President of Madagascar from 1976-1993 and 1997-2002, was born on November 4, 1936 in the city of Vatomandry, in the family of a governor of the Tamatave province in Madagascar.
He received a higher naval education and studied in France from 1960 to 1969. He graduated from the Institute of Telecommunications Engineers and the Higher Naval School in Toulon. At the same time, he served in the Madagascar Navy, and after completing his studies, he became a Captain of the 3rd rank and a military attaché at the Embassy of Madagascar in France.
In the government of Ramanantsoa in 1972, Ratsiraka held the position of Minister of Foreign Affairs and advocated for the independence of Madagascar.
In early 1975, Ratsiraka joined the military directorate and led the Malagasy socialist revolution. In December