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 Coup, Randrianirina Takes Oath as Madagascar's Leader
Madagascar’s new president, Colonel Michael Randrianirina, was inaugurated amid celebrations after he took power following protests that ousted the previous leader, Andry Rajoelina. Rajoelina, who fled the country, condemned the coup and refused to resign, despite support shifting away from him in the military and a quick endorsement of the army takeover by the High […] The post After Coup, Randrianirina Takes Oath as Madagascar’s Leader appeare…
The new strongman of Madagascar promised "a new chapter of national life" on the occasion of his inauguration. The young mobilized from Gen Z are waiting "for concrete evidence and tangible actions".
The army in Madagascar announced its takeover a few days ago, the long-standing president fled. He now takes over a colonel. He rejects rapid new elections, which the Constitutional Court demands.[more]]>
Colonel Michael Randrianirina has been invested in Madagascar's new president this Friday, in a ceremony held at the seat of the Constitutional Court and before all its members. The military became the hero of youth after leading the rejection of the orders of former President Andry Rajoelina, who had ordered the repression of the protesters, who for three weeks had protested against the government.
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.
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