2009 Malagasy political crisis

2009 Malagasy political crisis
Protests in Madagascar, January 2009
Date 26 January – 7 November 2009 (9 months, 1 week and 5 days) Location Madagascar Result Resignation of President Ravalomanana Installation of Antananarivo mayor Andry Rajoelina as President of the "High Transitional Authority of Madagascar" after a coup d'état End of the Third Republic of Madagascar
Belligerents
Government of Madagascar	High Transitional Authority Political opposition
Commanders and leaders
Marc Ravalomanana Charles Rabemananjara Manandafy Rakotonirina	Andry Rajoelina Hyppolite Ramaroson Monja Roindefo
Casualties and losses
135 killed[1]

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The 2009 Malagasy political crisis began on 26 January 2009 with the political opposition movement led by Antananarivo mayor Andry Rajoelina, which sought to oust President Marc Ravalomanana from the presidency. The crisis reached its climax in the 2009 Malagasy coup d'état^[2] when Andry Rajoelina was declared the president of the High Transitional Authority of Madagascar on 21 March 2009, five days after Ravalomanana transferred his power to a military council and fled to South Africa.

The international community immediately condemned the leader and his ascension as unconstitutional, characterising the move as a coup. Financial support and foreign investments stopped, and the country fell into one of the worst economic crises in its history. The SADC and the African Union were designated to supervise Madagascar's political reinstatement.

Though the objective of the transitional government was to run presidential elections as soon as possible to relieve the tensions (despite regular delays), its major challenge was to establish an agreement among Madagascar's four key political factions (Rajoelina, Ravalomanana, Zafy and Ratsiraka), some of which were skeptical of the transitional government. On 11 December 2010, a new constitution was formally approved, launching the Fourth Republic. On 28 October 2011 a consensus Prime Minister, Omer Beriziky, was appointed. Presidential and parliamentary elections were scheduled for 8 May and 3 July 2013 and eventually held in December.