Victor Ramahatra

Victor Ramahatra (born 6 September 1945) is a former politician in Madagascar. He was born in Antananarivo.^[1] During the presidency of Didier Ratsiraka, Ramahatra served as Prime Minister of Madagascar from 12 February 1988 until 8 August 1991,^[2] replacing long-time Prime Minister Désiré Rakotoarijaona. 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 Marc Ravalomanana.^[3] He was released in October 2002.^[4][5]

References

1. Ed, 63rd (1 August 1999). "International Who's Who 2000". Taylor & Francis. Retrieved 28 October 2016 – via Google Books.
2. Victor Ramahatra on the Contemporary Africa Database.
3. "Ex-PM imprisoned for 'treason' in Madagascar", Times of India, June 26, 2002
4. "Victor ramahatra libéré à la suite d'un non-lieu prononcé par le tribunal", L'Express de Madagascar, November 03, 2002.
5. "Le général Ramahatra libéré", MATERA, October 31, 2002.