List of Presidents of Madagascar
List
Table:
№

Name
(Birth–Death)

Portrait

Tenure

Elected

Political affiliation

Prime Minister(s)

Took office

Left office

Time in office

Malagasy Republic (within the French Community)

1

Philibert Tsiranana
(1912–1978)

1 May 1959

26 June 1960

1 year, 56 days

–

PSD

Position abolished

Malagasy Republic (independent country)

(1)

Philibert Tsiranana
(1912–1978)

26 June 1960

11 October 1972
(resigned.)[a]

12 years, 107 days

1965
1972

PSD

Ramanantsoa

–

Gabriel Ramanantsoa
(1906–1979)[b]

11 October 1972

5 February 1975
(resigned.)

2 years, 117 days

1972
(referendum)

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Military

Himself

–

Richard Ratsimandrava
(1931–1975)[b]

5 February 1975

11 February 1975
(assassinated.)

6 days

–

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Military

Position abolished

–

Gilles Andriamahazo
(1919–1989)[c]

12 February 1975

15 June 1975

123 days

–

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Military

–

Didier Ratsiraka
(1936–)[d]

15 June 1975

30 December 1975

198 days

–

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Military

Democratic Republic of Madagascar

2

Didier Ratsiraka
(1936–)[e]

30 December 1975

12 January 1992

16 years, 13 days

1982
1989

Military /
AREMA

Rakotomalala
Rakotoniaina
Rakotoarijaona
Ramahatra
Razanamasy

Third Republic of Madagascar

(2)

Didier Ratsiraka
(1936–)

12 January 1992

27 March 1993

1 year, 74 days

–

AREMA

Razanamasy

3

Albert Zafy
(1927–2017)

27 March 1993

5 September 1996
(resigned.)

3 years, 162 days

1992–93

UNDD

Razanamasy
Ravony
Rakotovahiny
Ratsirahonana

–

Norbert Ratsirahonana
(1938–)

5 September 1996

9 February 1997

157 days

–

AVI

Himself

(2)

Didier Ratsiraka
(1936–)

9 February 1997

(25 February 2002)[f]
15 July 2002

5 years, 146 days

1996

AREMA

Ratsirahonana
Rakotomavo
Andrianarivo
Rasolondraibe

4

Marc Ravalomanana
(1949–)

(22 February 2002)[g]
15 July 2002

17 March 2009
(deposed.)

6 years, 255 days

2001
2006

TIM

Sylla
Rabemananjara

Hyppolite Ramaroson
(1951–)[h]

17 March 2009
(several hours.)

0 days

–

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Military

Position vacant

High Transitional Authority

–

Andry Rajoelina
(1974–)

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(7 February 2009)
17 March 2009

25 January 2014

4 years, 314 days

–

TGV

Roindefo
Mangalaza
Manorohanta
Vital
Beriziky

Fourth Republic of Madagascar

5

Hery Rajaonarimampianina
(1958–)

25 January 2014

7 September 2018

4 years, 225 days

2013

HVM

Beriziky
Kolo
Ranelonarivo
Solonandrasana
Ntsay

–

Rivo Rakotovao
(1960–)

7 September 2018

19 January 2019

6 years, 222 days

–

HVM

Ntsay

6

Andry Rajoelina
(1974–)

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19 January 2019

Incumbent

2018

TGV

Ntsay

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