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Victor Ramahatra (born 6 September 1945) is a former politician in
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. He was born in
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. During the presidency of
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, Ramahatra served as Prime Minister of Madagascar from 12 February 1988 until 8 August 1991, replacing long-time prime minister
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. When Ratsiraka returned to office in 1997, Ramahatra became a special military adviser to him. In June 2002 Ramahatra was charged with treason and imprisoned for alleged involvement in a plot to assassinate President
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. He was released in October 2002."Le général Ramahatra libéré"
''MATERA'', October 31, 2002.


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1945 births Living people Malagasy prisoners and detainees Prisoners and detainees of Madagascar People from Antananarivo Prime ministers of Madagascar {{Madagascar-politician-stub