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Didier Ratsiraka

1936 - 2021

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Didier Ignace Ratsiraka (Malagasy: [raˈtsirəkə̥]; 4 November 1936 – 28 March 2021) was a Malagasy politician and naval officer who was the third president of Madagascar from 1975 to 1993 and the fifth from 1997 to 2002. At the time of his death, he was the longest-serving president of Madagascar. He was first appointed president in 1975 by the military leadership, he was then reelected twice in 1982 and 1989. While he lost to Albert Zafy in 1992, Ratsiraka returned to office after winning the 1997 election. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Didier Ratsiraka is the 6,150th most popular politician (down from 5,964th in 2019), the 8th most popular biography from Madagascar (down from 6th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Malagasy Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Didier Ratsiraka ranks 6,150 out of 19,576. Before him are Mehdi Bazargan, Alara of Nubia, Marcus Annius Verus, Emperor Go-Suzaku, Tokugawa Iesada, and Miguel de la Madrid. After him are Louis-François de Boufflers, Seleucus VII Philometor, Henry Tingle Wilde, Leopold II, Margrave of Austria, Adolphus Frederick IV, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, and Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Didier Ratsiraka ranks 113. Before him are Ljubiša Samardžić, Anna German, Paul L. Smith, Santos Abril y Castelló, Jean M. Auel, and Alan Alda. After him are James Harrison, Yuan T. Lee, William Levada, Nicos Poulantzas, Duncan Edwards, and Wilfried Martens. Among people deceased in 2021, Didier Ratsiraka ranks 113. Before him are Hannu Mikkola, Sheldon Adelson, Dündar Ali Osman, Libuše Šafránková, Shirley Fry, and El Risitas. After him are Franco Battiato, Djivan Gasparyan, Dušan Ivković, Thomas Cavalier-Smith, Gottfried Böhm, and Leopoldo Luque.

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In Madagascar

Among people born in Madagascar, Didier Ratsiraka ranks 8 out of 36. Before him are Ranavalona I (1788), Marc Ravalomanana (1949), Ranavalona III (1861), Andrianampoinimerina (1745), Radama I (1793), and Ranavalona II (1829). After him are Philibert Tsiranana (1912), Radama II (1829), Rasoherina (1814), Gabriel Ramanantsoa (1906), Albert Zafy (1927), and Hery Rajaonarimampianina (1958).

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Among POLITICIANS In Madagascar

Among politicians born in Madagascar, Didier Ratsiraka ranks 7. Before him are Ranavalona I (1788), Marc Ravalomanana (1949), Ranavalona III (1861), Andrianampoinimerina (1745), Radama I (1793), and Ranavalona II (1829). After him are Philibert Tsiranana (1912), Radama II (1829), Rasoherina (1814), Gabriel Ramanantsoa (1906), Albert Zafy (1927), and Hery Rajaonarimampianina (1958).

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