Emmanuel Rakotovahiny

Malagasy politician (1938–2020)

Emmanuel Rakotovahiny

15th Prime Minister of Madagascar
In office 30 October 1995 – 28 May 1996
President	Albert Zafy
Preceded by	Francisque Ravony
Succeeded by	Norbert Ratsirahonana

Personal details
Born	(1938-08-16)16 August 1938
Died	1 July 2020(2020-07-01) (aged 81)
Nationality	Malagasy
Political party	National Union for Democracy and Development

Emmanuel Rakotovahiny (16 August 1938 – 1 July 2020)^[1] was a Malagasy politician who was Prime Minister of Madagascar from 1995 to 1996. A close ally of Albert Zafy, he was the President of the National Union for Democracy and Development (UNDD), a political party, as well as the Vice-President of the National Reconciliation Committee (CRN), a group headed by Zafy.^[2] On 6 October 2009, he was designated to become Vice-President of Madagascar as part of an agreement intended to resolve the 2009 political crisis.^[3]

References

^ "Index Ra".
^ "Emmanuel Rakotovahiny, « Des dérapages révélateurs d’une crise qui s’installe »", Madagascar Tribune, 5 May 2007 (in French).
^ "Le processus est de nouveau sur les rails; Andry Rajoelina, président, Emmanuel Rakotovahiny, vice président et Mangalaza Eugène, Premier ministre de la Transition", Madagascar Tribune, 7 October 2009 (in French).