US EditionMilitary Colonel Sworn in as Madagascar President After Coup
- On Thursday, António Guterres, U.N. Secretary-General, condemned the military takeover in Madagascar as Michael Randrianirina, colonel and coup leader, is due to be sworn in at the High Constitutional Court on Friday.
- After three weeks of protests, Randrianirina announced Tuesday that soldiers from the elite CAPSAT unit rebelled and joined the uprising, leading to the military takeover.
- Randrianirina said a military council would govern up to two years with him as president, while ousted President Andry Rajoelina fled, saying his life was in danger.
- The African Union suspended Madagascar and said it 'totally rejects' the takeover, while António Guterres, U.N. Secretary-General, called for a return to constitutional order, Stéphane Dujarric said.
- The 2009 military takeover first brought Andry Rajoelina to power, and Randrianirina signed a statement calling himself president of the 'refounded' republic of Madagascar.
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After the coup in Madagascar, Colonel Randrianirina was sworn in as President. He took the oath of office in a ceremony in the main room of the Constitutional Court in the capital city of Antananarivo.
An army colonel who led a lightning-fast coup takes over as Madagascar's president
Col. Michael Randrianirina has been sworn in as Madagascar's new leader after seizing power in a military coup. This rapid takeover ousted President Andry Rajoelina, who fled the country. Randrianirina, the commander of an elite army unit, took office at…
An army colonel who led a lightning-fast coup takes over as Madagascar’s president
An army colonel who seized power in a military coup was sworn in as Madagascar’s new leader Friday in a lightning-fast power grab that ousted the president and sent him fleeing from the country into hiding.
A high-ranking military officer has been installed as the new president in Madagascar. He is Michael Randrianirina, a colonel in an elite unit of the armed forces. The takeover follows weeks of youth protests against the political elite, among others. The previous president, Rajoelina, fled the country on Monday and is calling it an attempted coup. A day later, the Lower House voted almost unanimously to impeach the president. The military then …
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