Gilles Andriamahazo
Gilles Andriamahazo (born May 5, 1919 in Fort-Dauphin , † September 13, 1989 in Antananarivo ) was a Malagasy general. In 1975 he was President of the National Military Leadership Committee for a few months .
Andriamahazo was a non-commissioned officer in both World War II and the Algerian War . In 1972 he became military governor of the Malagasy capital, Antananarivo. In succession to Richard Ratsimandrava , who had previously been murdered , he took over the role of President on February 12, 1975; on June 15 of that year he was replaced by Didier Ratsiraka . Until 1976 he was the country’s military commission.
Web links
- Gilles Andriamahazo , Internationales Biographisches Archiv 11/1975 of March 3, 1975, in the Munzinger Archive ( beginning of the article freely available)
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| SURNAME | Andriamahazo, Gilles |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Malagasy general and head of the military government of Madagascar |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 5, 1919 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Fort Dauphin |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 13, 1989 |
| Place of death | Antananarivo |