Madagascar Island - Search News

Madagascar coup leader Randrianirina set to be sworn in

Army colonel to be sworn in as Madagascar president

Madagascar is set Friday to swear in an army colonel as president, just days after a military power grab that sent President Andry Rajoelina fleeing and raised international alarm about a new coup on the island.

· 11h · on MSN

Madagascar coup leader Randrianirina set to be sworn in as president

· 1d · on MSN

Madagascar’s president is ousted in a military coup after weeks of youth-led protests

· 1d

Madagascar's President Is Ousted in a Military Coup After Weeks of Youth-Led Protests

Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina dissolved the country’s lower house of parliament on Tuesday in the midst of a military rebellion that led him to flee the country.

· 1d

Madagascar Military Seizes Power, Then Nation Explodes in Joy

· 1d

Madagascar's president rose to power off youth discontent and was taken down by it

· 17h

Impeached president confirms he fled Madagascar as new leader claims 'not a coup'

"A coup is when soldiers enter the presidential palace with weapons, they shoot, there is bloodshed... This is not a coup," Randrianirina told journalists.

· 15h

Madagascar vows to install colonel as president after takeover

· 1d

Leader of Madagascar's military rebellion tells AP he is 'taking the position of president'

2don MSN

African island nation plunged into political chaos as president flees country, military seizes control

Madagascar's president fled the country, and the military is taking over, according to an Associated Press report about the African nation.

Military seizes power in Madagascar following anti-government protests

The army in Madagascar seized power on Tuesday, days after the president went into hiding saying he feared for his life after several weeks of massive anti-government protests.

18hon MSN

‘You’ve been calling a lot!': How 2 AP reporters landed an interview with Madagascar’s coup leader

The head of an elite Madagascar military unit ousted the African island country’s president in a coup, capping weeks of youth-led protests over poverty and other issues.

Madagascar’s crisis escalates as president dissolves National Assembly from unknown location

Madagascar’s President Andry Rajoelina said on Tuesday he had dissolved the lower house of parliament, escalating a standoff with youth-led protesters and the military that forced him to flee the island.