Ambohitsorohitra Palace Antananarivo Madagascar

Presidential office in Antananarivo Madagascar

The Ambohitsorohitra Palace is a presidential palace in the capital of

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Antananarivo Antananarivo (Malagasy language, Malagasy: ; French language, French: ''Tananarive'', ), also known by its colonial shorthand form Tana (), is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Madagascar. The administrative area of the city, known ...

. It has only a symbolic role and is not a residence of the president. The palace was built between

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and

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by the French architect Jully in order to house the office and the residence of the French governor of Madagascar. The palace is built in the French

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using bricks and stone and was officially inaugurated on 14 July 1892, the National Day of France.

Political events

During a coup between

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and

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on March 16, 2009, the military took over the palace. The military again threatened to do the same during a failed coup in November 2010.

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