US EditionOusted Madagascan president stripped of citizenship
The revocation bars Andry Rajoelina from future elections due to acquiring French citizenship in 2014, following his 2025 ousting by a military coup, official decree states.
- Madagascar's new military-led government has revoked Andry Rajoelina's Malagasy citizenship due to his French naturalization in 2014, as confirmed by RFI.
- Rajoelina was ousted from the presidency on October 14, following protests over corruption and living conditions.
- The African Union suspended Madagascar's membership two days after Rajoelina's ousting, calling for a return to constitutional order.
- Randrianirina was sworn in on October 14 as the interim president and pledged to hold elections within two years.
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Former Madagascar president Andry Rajoelina stripped of citizenship after military takeover
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Former Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina has been stripped of his citizenship by after he was ousted during a military takeover just over a week ago. Rajoelina, whose whereabouts remains unknown after he fled the country following protests that demanded his resignation, also holds French citizenship. The country’s new prime minister, Herintsalama Rajaonarivelo, has signed a decree invoking laws which strip all Madagascans …
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Former Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina, who was forced into exile after protests, has had his citizenship stripped by the country's new authorities.
The government justified the measure by the fact that Rajoelina has also been a French citizen since 2014. Now the former president has gone into hiding abroad.
The deposed president of Madagascar, Andry Rajoelina, had to flee into exile. Now the new government has deprived him of his citizenship. Official reason: his second nationality.
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