Désiré Rakotoarijaona

Lieutenant-Colonel Désiré Rakotoarijaona (born 1934) is a former Prime Minister of Madagascar. He held the position from 1 August 1977 until 12 February 1988 under President Didier Ratsiraka. Rakotoarijaona was replaced by Victor Ramahatra. Rakotoarijaona also ran in the November 1996 presidential election but finished in last place out of 15 candidates with 0.37% of the vote,^[1] thus decisively ending his political career.

References

1. ^ "Rapport de la Mission d’Observation de l’Élection Présidentielle du 29 décembre 1996 (2è tour)", democratie.francophonie.org (French).

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Name	Rakotoarijaona, Desire
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Date of birth	1934
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