Désiré Rakotoarijaona

Lieutenant-Colonel Désiré Rakotoarijaona (born 19 June 1934)[1] is a Malagasy politician. He was Minister of Economy and Finance from February 1975 to June 1975.[2] He was Prime Minister of Madagascar from 1 August 1977 to 12 February 1988, under President Didier Ratsiraka. Rakotoarijaona was replaced by Victor Ramahatra. Rakotoarijaona also ran in the November 1996 presidential election but finished in last place out of 15 candidates with 0.37% of the vote.[3]

Désiré Rakotoarijaona
Désiré Rakotoarijaona
11th Prime Minister of Madagascar
In office
August 1, 1977 – February 12, 1988
PresidentDidier Ratsiraka
Preceded byJustin Rakotoniaina
Succeeded byVictor Ramahatra
Personal details
Born (1934-06-19) 19 June 1934
Tananarive, French Madagascar
ProfessionMilitary officer

References
  1. "The World Almanac & Book of Facts". Newspaper Enterprise Association. 1 January 1986. Retrieved 28 October 2016 – via Google Books.
  2. http://biblio.univ-antananarivo.mg/pdfs/andrianaivoAvotraniainaR_ECO_M1_14.pdf
  3. "Rapport de la Mission d’Observation de l’Élection Présidentielle du 29 décembre 1996 (2è tour)", democratie.francophonie.org (in French).
Political offices
Preceded by
Justin Rakotoniaina		 Prime Minister of Madagascar
1977-1988		 Succeeded by
Victor Ramahatra


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