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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Andry Rajoelina reappeared in a video where she asked for respect for the Constitution and addressed the problems of power cuts, while avoiding specifying her whereabouts and promising to seek solutions
The president of Madagascar assured him that he was in a "local security" after a "killing attempt". According to the French radio RFI, Rajoelina boarded "in a French military plane" on Sunday.
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.
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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.
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