US EditionMadagascar President Has Left the Country After Soldiers Turned Against Him, Lawmaker Says
President Rajoelina was evacuated after an elite military unit joined youth-led protests demanding his resignation amid nationwide unrest that has killed at least 22 people, the UN said.
- On Sunday, President Andry Rajoelina was flown out of Madagascar on a French military aircraft after an agreement with French President Emmanuel Macron, RFI reported.
- Following disruptions to water and power on September 25, protests over corruption and poverty escalated, with at least 22 people killed since then, Madagascar's UN report said.
- The elite unit CAPSAT refused to fire on protesters, said it took charge of the military and appointed a new army chief, prompting President Rajoelina to warn of a power seizure on Sunday.
- Gen Demosthene Pikulas was appointed new Chief of Staff, Gen Nonos Mbina Mamelison became Commander of the Gendarme Forces, and opposition lawmakers will start impeachment proceedings on Monday.
- Rajoelina had grown increasingly isolated after losing CAPSAT support, while Gen Z youth protesters mirrored Morocco, Nepal, and Kenya, shouting `the president must quit now`; Christian Ntsay and Mamy Ravatomanga flew to Mauritius on Saturday.
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ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar.- French radio RFI said on Monday that it is believed that Madagascar's president Andry Rajoelina left his country on a French military plane, following an agreement with President Emmanuel Macron.Rajoelina was increasingly isolated after losing the support of a key army unit that joined thousands of young people protesting against corruption and poverty and demanding their resignation.A spokesman for the Madagascar pres…
Madagascar's President Andry Rajoelina was said to have been exfiled by a French military aircraft on Sunday, 12 October, says RFI. According to Wilfrid Bertile, former Secretary General of the Indian Ocean Commission, no wonder.
The President of Madagascar, Andry Rajoelina, fled from the country on board a French military plane after weeks of protests and the complaint of an attempt to seize illegal power. To give the news was the French broadcaster Rfi, pointing out that the French authorities specify that they are not intervening in any way in the crisis of the country. Rajoelina came to the fore as a transition leader of Madagascar after the coup of 2009. He was elec…
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