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2018 In Madagascar
Events in the year 2018 in Madagascar. Incumbents *President of Madagascar, President: Hery Rajaonarimampianina (until September 7, Rivo Rakotovao (acting, from September 7) *Prime Minister of Madagascar, Prime Minister: Olivier Mahafaly Solonandrasana (until June 6, Christian Ntsay (from June 6) Events *November/December – The first round of the 2018 Malagasy presidential election was held on 7 November, and a second round involving the top two candidates, Andry Rajoelina and Marc Ravalomanana, was held on 19 December. On 27 December Rajoelina was announced as the winner with 56% of the vote. Sports *9 to 25 February – Madagascar at the 2018 Winter Olympics , Madagascar participated at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea, with one competitor in alpine skiing. Deaths *17 April – Philibert Randriambololona, Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Antsirabe, Antsirabe and Archbishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Fianarantsoa, F ...
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Madagascar
Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands. Lying off the southeastern coast of Africa, it is the world's List of islands by area, fourth largest island, the List of island countries, second-largest island country, and the List of countries and dependencies by area, 46th largest country overall. Its capital and List of cities in Madagascar, largest city is Antananarivo. Following the prehistoric breakup of the supercontinent Gondwana, Madagascar split from Africa during the Early Jurassic period, around 180 million years ago, and separated from the Indian subcontinent approximately 90 million years ago. This isolation allowed native plants and animals to evolve in relative seclusion; as a result, Madagascar is a biodiversity hotspot and one of the world's 17 megadiverse countries, with over 90% of its wildlife of Madagascar, wildlife being endemic. The island has ...
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Marc Ravalomanana
Marc Ravalomanana (; born 12 December 1949) is a Malagasy politician who served as the sixth List of presidents of Madagascar, president of Madagascar from 2002 to 2009. Born into a farming Merina people, 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. In August 2001 he announced his candidacy as an independent candidate in the 2001 Malagasy presidential election, December 2001 presidential election. He then took office as president in 2002 amidst a dispute over election results in which he successfully pressed his claim to have won a majorit ...
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Years Of The 21st Century In Madagascar
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2010s In Madagascar
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2018 In Madagascar
Events in the year 2018 in Madagascar. Incumbents *President: Hery Rajaonarimampianina (until September 7, Rivo Rakotovao (acting, from September 7) *Prime Minister: Olivier Mahafaly Solonandrasana (until June 6, Christian Ntsay (from June 6) Events *November/December – The first round of the 2018 Malagasy presidential election was held on 7 November, and a second round involving the top two candidates, Andry Rajoelina and Marc Ravalomanana, was held on 19 December. On 27 December Rajoelina was announced as the winner with 56% of the vote. Sports *9 to 25 February – Madagascar participated at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea, with one competitor in alpine skiing. Deaths *17 April – Philibert Randriambololona, Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Antsirabe and Archbishop of Fianarantsoa Fianarantsoa is a city (commune urbaine) in south central Madagascar, and is the capital of Haute Matsiatra Region. History It was built in the early 19th cen ...
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Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Fianarantsoa
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Fianaranintsoa is one of the five Catholic Metropolitan Latin Archdioceses in Madagascar, yet depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples. Its cathedral archiepiscopal see is Cathédrale du Saint-Nom de Jésus, dedicated to the Name of Jesus, in Fianarantsoa, Fianarantsoa province. The present Archbishop is Fulgence Rabemahafaly. Ecclesiastical province Its suffragan sees are : * Diocese of Ambositra, a daughter see * Diocese of Farafangana * Diocese of Ihosy * Diocese of Mananjary, a daughter History * Established on 1913.05.10 as Apostolic Vicariate of Fianarantsoa, on vast territory split off from the then Apostolic Vicariate of Central Madagascar. * Lost territories on 1935.06.18 to establish Apostolic Prefecture of Vatomandry (now Metropolitan Archdiocese of Toamasina) and on 1938.01.08 to establish Apostolic Prefecture of Morondava (now a diocese) * Promoted on 1955.09.14 as Diocese of Fianarantso ...
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Roman Catholic Diocese Of Antsirabe
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Antsirabe () is a Latin suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Antananarivo, Antananarivo (one of five in Madagascar; in the national capital), yet depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples. Its cathedral episcopal see is the (Marian) Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-la-Salette, in the city of Antsirabe, Antananarivo Province. Statistics As per 2014, it pastorally served 892,713 Catholics (45.4% of 1,967,703 total) on 16,000 km2 in 29 parishes and 2 missions with 125 priests (64 diocesan, 61 religious), 519 lay religious (198 brothers, 321 sisters) and 74 seminarians. History * Established on May 15, 1913 as Apostolic Prefecture of Betafo, on Malagassy territory split off from the then Apostolic Vicariate of Central Madagascar. * Promoted on August 24, 1918 as Apostolic Vicariate of Betafo, hence entitled to a titular bishop. * Renamed on January 10, 1921 as Apostoli ...
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Philibert Randriambololona
Philibert Randriambololona (1 May 1927 – 17 April 2018) was a Madagascan Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Fianarantsoa from 1992 to 2002. He was ordained to the priesthood in 1961 for the Jesuits The Society of Jesus (; abbreviation: S.J. or SJ), also known as the Jesuit Order or the Jesuits ( ; ), is a religious order (Catholic), religious order of clerics regular of pontifical right for men in the Catholic Church headquartered in Rom ... and served as Coadjutor Bishop of Antsirabe from 1988 to 1989 and as bishop from 1989 to 1992. See also * Catholic Church in Madagascar Notes 1927 births 2018 deaths 20th-century Roman Catholic archbishops in Madagascar Malagasy Jesuits Jesuit archbishops 21st-century Roman Catholic archbishops in Madagascar Malagasy Roman Catholic archbishops Malagasy Roman Catholic bishops Roman Catholic bishops of Antsirabé {{Africa-RC-archbishop-stub ...
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PyeongChang
Pyeongchang ( , ; in full, ''Pyeongchang-gun'' ) is a county in the province of Gangwon-do, South Korea, located in the Taebaek Mountains region. It is home to several Buddhist temples, including Woljeongsa. It is about east southeast of Seoul, the capital of South Korea, and connected by expressways and high-speed passenger railways. Pyeongchang's slogan, "Happy 700 Pyeongchang", is taken from its average elevation of approximately . Pyeongchang hosted the 2018 Winter Olympics and the 2018 Winter Paralympics. It was officially rebranded as "PyeongChang" (with a capital 'C') for the purposes of the 2018 Games, in order to avoid confusion with Pyongyang in North Korea. History Pyeongchang region was ruled by the Goguryeo Dynasty during the Three Kingdoms period, and it was called Uk-o-hyeon (욱오현). After the Silla dynasty conquered the Goguryeo Dynasty and Baekje Dynasty, it was renamed Baek-o-hyeon (백오현). After the Goryeo Dynasty was established, it renamed Py ...
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Madagascar At The 2018 Winter Olympics
Madagascar competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018, with one competitor. The country returned to the Winter Olympics after last competing in 2006, which also marked its debut. Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Malagasy delegation per sport. Alpine skiing Madagascar qualified one female athlete, Mialitiana Clerc. Clerc was born in Madagascar, and was adopted by a French family at the age of one. She learned to ski in France. Clerc became the first female Malagasy athlete to compete at the Winter Olympics. See also * Madagascar at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics References {{DEFAULTSORT:Madagascar At The 2018 Winter Olympics Nations at the 2018 Winter Olympics 2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lu ...
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Andry Rajoelina
Andry Nirina Rajoelina (, ; born 30 May 1974) is a Malagasy-French politician and businessman who has served as president of Madagascar since 2019. He was previously president of a provisional government from 2009 to 2014 following a political crisis and military-backed coup, having held the office of Mayor of Antananarivo for one year prior. Before entering the political arena, Rajoelina was involved in the private sector, including a printing and advertising company called Injet in 1999 and the ''Viva'' radio and television networks in 2007. He formed the political party Young Malagasies Determined and was elected Mayor of Antananarivo in 2007. While in this position, he led an opposition movement against then-President Marc Ravalomanana that culminated in a 2009 political crisis. Rajoelina was appointed as President of the High Transitional Authority of Madagascar (HTA) by a military council, in a move characterised as a coup d'état by the international community. Rajoe ...
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President Of Madagascar
This is a list of presidents of Madagascar Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands. Lying off the southeastern coast of Africa, it is the world's List of islands by area, f ..., since the establishment of the office of President in 1959, during the Malagasy Republic. Term limits As of 2021, there is a two-term limit for the president in the Constitution of Madagascar. The term limit has not been met by any president yet. List of officeholders ;Political parties ;Other factions ;Status Timeline Term of office in years This is a list of each president (excluding acting presidents) in order of term length. Of the 7 people that has served as president, only two, Didier Ratsiraka and Andry Rajoelina, served in non consecutive periods. Latest election See also * Politics of Madagascar * List of Imerina monarchs * List of colonial gover ...
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