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Philibert Tsiranana

1912 - 1978

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Philibert Tsiranana (18 October 1912 – 16 April 1978) was a Malagasy politician and leader who served as the seventh prime minister of Madagascar from 1958 to 1959, and then later the first president of Madagascar from 1959 to 1972. During the twelve years of his administration, the Republic of Madagascar experienced institutional stability that stood in contrast to the political turmoil many mainland African countries experienced in this period. This stability contributed to Tsiranana's popularity and his reputation as a remarkable statesman. Madagascar experienced moderate economic growth under his social democratic policies and came to be known as "the Happy Island." However, the electoral process was fraught with issues and his term ultimately terminated in a series of farmer and student protests that brought about the end of the First Republic and the establishment of the officially socialist Second Republic. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Philibert Tsiranana is the 6,193rd most popular politician (up from 6,527th in 2019), the 9th most popular biography from Madagascar (down from 8th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Malagasy Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Philibert Tsiranana ranks 6,193 out of 19,576. Before him are Gruffydd ap Llywelyn, Abbas al-Musawi, Amenemhet VI, Toqta, Volodymyr Vynnychenko, and Muhammad II of Granada. After him are Athanagild, Æthelberht of Kent, Rahmon Nabiyev, Zénaïde Bonaparte, Petro Doroshenko, and Psammuthes.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1912, Philibert Tsiranana ranks 95. Before him are Rihei Sano, Taiichi Ohno, Princess Deokhye, Lady Bird Johnson, Sohn Kee-chung, and Julia Child. After him are Marina Raskova, Chaïm Perelman, Nereo Rocco, Jacques Ellul, Jiří Trnka, and Yuen Siu-tien. Among people deceased in 1978, Philibert Tsiranana ranks 61. Before him are W. Eugene Smith, Prince Nicholas of Romania, Carlo Scarpa, Hubert Humphrey, Tetsu Katayama, and Georgi Markov. After him are Harvey Milk, Fernando Peyroteo, Max Decugis, Henry Corbin, Arnold Hauser, and Guo Moruo.

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In Madagascar

Among people born in Madagascar, Philibert Tsiranana ranks 9 out of 36. Before him are Marc Ravalomanana (1949), Ranavalona III (1861), Andrianampoinimerina (1745), Radama I (1793), Ranavalona II (1829), and Didier Ratsiraka (1936). After him are Radama II (1829), Rasoherina (1814), Gabriel Ramanantsoa (1906), Albert Zafy (1927), Hery Rajaonarimampianina (1958), and Rainilaiarivony (1828).

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Among POLITICIANS In Madagascar

Among politicians born in Madagascar, Philibert Tsiranana ranks 8. Before him are Marc Ravalomanana (1949), Ranavalona III (1861), Andrianampoinimerina (1745), Radama I (1793), Ranavalona II (1829), and Didier Ratsiraka (1936). After him are Radama II (1829), Rasoherina (1814), Gabriel Ramanantsoa (1906), Albert Zafy (1927), Hery Rajaonarimampianina (1958), and Rainilaiarivony (1828).

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