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Marc Ravalomanana

1949 - Today

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Marc Ravalomanana (Malagasy: [raˌvaluˈmananə̥]; born 12 December 1949) is a Malagasy politician who served as the sixth president of Madagascar from 2002 to 2009. Born into a farming Merina family in Imerinkasinina, near the capital city of Antananarivo, Ravalomanana first rose to prominence as the founder and CEO of the vast dairy conglomerate TIKO, later launching successful wholesaler MAGRO and several additional companies. He entered politics upon founding the Tiako Iarivo political party in 1999 and successfully ran for the position of mayor of Antananarivo, holding the position from 1999 to 2001. As mayor he improved sanitary and security conditions in the city. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Marc Ravalomanana is the 4,250th most popular politician (up from 6,579th in 2019), the 3rd most popular biography from Madagascar (up from 9th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Malagasy Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Marc Ravalomanana ranks 4,250 out of 19,576. Before him are Ayaz Mutallibov, Ephraim Katzir, Óscar Carmona, Philippe, Chevalier de Lorraine, Carl Johan Bernadotte, and Frances Grey, Duchess of Suffolk. After him are Miran Shah, Philip III of Navarre, Paul Blobel, Michael Shishman of Bulgaria, Beorhtric of Wessex, and David I of Scotland.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Marc Ravalomanana ranks 88. Before him are Salif Keita, Paul Manafort, Ed Begley Jr., Teófilo Cubillas, Tom Berenger, and Dubravka Ugrešić. After him are Peter Shilton, Alan García, Sissy Spacek, Bengt Holmström, Twiggy, and Patrick Duffy.

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In Madagascar

Among people born in Madagascar, Marc Ravalomanana ranks 3 out of 36. Before him are Claude Simon (1913), and Ranavalona I (1788). After him are Ranavalona III (1861), Andrianampoinimerina (1745), Radama I (1793), Ranavalona II (1829), Didier Ratsiraka (1936), Philibert Tsiranana (1912), Radama II (1829), Rasoherina (1814), and Gabriel Ramanantsoa (1906).

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Among POLITICIANS In Madagascar

Among politicians born in Madagascar, Marc Ravalomanana ranks 2. Before him are Ranavalona I (1788). After him are Ranavalona III (1861), Andrianampoinimerina (1745), Radama I (1793), Ranavalona II (1829), Didier Ratsiraka (1936), Philibert Tsiranana (1912), Radama II (1829), Rasoherina (1814), Gabriel Ramanantsoa (1906), and Albert Zafy (1927).

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