US EditionMadagascar’s president leaves country on French military plane after Gen Z protests: Report
- Opposition leader Siteny Randrianasoloniaiko confirmed to Reuters, `The president left the country, we called the staff of the presidency and they confirmed that he left the country`.
- Last month, demonstrations that began on September 25 over repeated water and power cuts broadened into youth-led demands for President Andry Rajoelina's resignation.
- A faction of the paramilitary gendarmerie formally took control and appointed Gen Demosthene Pikulas as army chief, while CAPSAT refused to fire and escorted protesters in Antananarivo.
- At least 22 people have been killed and more than 100 injured since September 25, the United Nations says, while the TIM party plans impeachment and several of Andry Rajoelina’s allies fled to Mauritius.
- About 75% of people in Madagascar live below the poverty line, and a hotel worker earning 300,000-ariary said wages barely cover food.
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Madagascar’s president flees after soldiers turned against him, opposition lawmaker says - The Boston Globe
Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina left the country after an elite military unit turned against the government in an apparent coup that followed weeks of youth-led protests, an opposition lawmaker in the Indian Ocean country said Monday.
Daily Journal
Madagascar's cornered president ignores calls to resign
Madagascar's embattled President Andry Rajoelina said Monday he was sheltering in a "safe place" following an attempt on his life, ignoring calls to resign after spiralling unrest that has forced him into hiding.
The Baltimore Sun
Madagascar’s president flees after soldiers turned against him, opposition lawmaker says
By SARAH TETAUD and GERALD IMRAY ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) — Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina left the country after an elite military unit turned against the government in an apparent coup that followed weeks of youth-led protests, an opposition lawmaker in the Indian Ocean country said Monday. Related Articles The World Daily Brief for Oct. 13: Hamas returns hostages, and a coup in Madagascar? | STAFF COMMENTARY …
Madagascar’s President Goes Into Hiding
President Andry Rajoelina of Madagascar said in a speech published online Monday that he was sheltering in an undisclosed location after weeks of bloody protests that had thrown this deeply impoverished southern African island nation into chaos. The announcement was the latest chapter of upheaval for the mineral-rich nation, where protesters denounced Mr. Rajolina’s government for its failure to provide basic necessities like electricity and wat…
Malagasy President Andry Rajoelina spoke on Monday evening, 13 October, in a video broadcast on social media. The head of state, who is highly contested by his population and part of the army, believes that there is only "one way out to solve" this deep crisis in Madagascar, namely "respect the Constitution". Andry Rajoelina gave no information about where he is.
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