Pascal Rakotomavo

Pascal Joseph Rakotomavo (1 April 1934[1] – 14 December 2010)[2] was a Malagasy politician. He was the Prime Minister of Madagascar from 21 February 1997[3] to 23 July 1998.[4]

Born at Antananarivo, Rakotomavo was Minister of Finance and the Economy from 1982 to 1989 and Special Adviser to President Didier Ratsiraka from 1989 to 1993.[1] His appointment as Prime Minister in February 1997, following Ratsiraka's return to the presidency, was considered surprising.[3] Rakotomavo served as Governor of Antananarivo Province from June 2001 to 2002. He was also Ratsiraka's campaign director in the December 2001 presidential election,[5][6] but in the political crisis that followed between Ratsiraka and opposition candidate Marc Ravalomanana, as governor he adopted what has been described as a neutral position.[7] On 28 February 2002, Ratsiraka appointed General Léon-Claude Raveloarison as military governor of Antananarivo Province under martial law. Rakotomavo was the only one of the six provincial governors to not sign a declaration that Toamasina, Ratsiraka's stronghold during the 2002 political crisis, was the nation's provisional capital.[8] After Ravalomanana prevailed in the dispute, Rakotomavo, unlike the governors of the other provinces, was not prosecuted.[9]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Biographical page at Antananarivo Province website (French).
  2. ↑ death notice (French) retrieved 18th Dec 2010
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Guy Arnold, Madagascar: Year in Review 1997, Britannica.com.
  4. ↑ Christopher Saunders, Madagascar: Year in Review 1998, Britannica.com.
  5. ↑ "L'ARMÉE EN PREMIÈRE LIGNE", L'Essor (Mali), 1 March 2002 (French).
  6. ↑ "Madagascar: Ratsiraka campaign manager denounces "irregularities" in capital", Malagasy National Radio, Antananarivo, 17 December 2001.
  7. ↑ "Pascal Rakotomavo résiste au DG de ARO", Madagascar Tribune, 18 July 2005 (French).
  8. ↑ "Les réactions des partisans du président Ratsiraka", Afrique Express, N° 246, 14 March 2002 (French).
  9. ↑ "En lambeau !", Madagascar Tribune, 24 January 2005 (French).