Philibert Tsiranana

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Philibert Tsiranana

Philibert Tsiranana (born October 28, 1912 in Ambarikorano , † April 16, 1978 ) was President of Madagascar from 1960 to 1972 .

Life

Philibert Tsiranana obtained his school diploma ( brevet des collèges ) at the regional school in Analalava and then studied in Antananarivo . From 1942 to 1945 he trained as a teacher; In 1946 he received a scholarship to study at the École normal d'instituteurs in Montpellier . In 1946 he founded the Parti des déshérités de Madagascar , which in 1956 became the Parti social démocrate . It consisted mainly of coastal residents ( côtiers ) who were supposed to counterbalance the Merina in the central highlands, and, like the PADESM, met with the benevolent approval of the colonial power France . From 1956 to 1959 Tsiranana was a member of the French National Assembly (Assemblée nationale).

In 1959 he ran successfully against Norbert Zafimahova for the office of president. Tsiranana's government was in continuity with the policies of the French settlers (or “colonists”) who were still in positions of power and, unlike many former French colonies, took an anti-communist course. In 1972 protests against this policy flared up and Tsiranana was overthrown. He handed power to General Gabriel Ramanantsoa and his Provisional Government in 1972 . After his dismissal, he founded the Parti socialiste malgache in 1974 .

Philibert Tsiranana was married to Justine Tsiranana, who was six years her junior .

literature

  • André Saura: Philibert Tsiranana (1910–1978), premier président de la République de Madagascar. Harmattan, Paris 2006

Web links

Commons : Philibert Tsiranana  - Collection of Images

Footnotes

  1. ↑ PADESM see French Wikipedia fr: PADESM
  2. ↑ PSD see English Wikipedia en: Social Democratic Party of Madagascar and the Comoros
  3. ↑ Demographics of Madagascar
  4. ↑ masombahiny.com: The History of Madagascar
  5. ↑ Justine Tsiranana . In: Der Spiegel . No. 37 , 1962, pp. 85 ( online - typo? Justine Tsiranana was probably older than 5 years when she married in 1933. She was probably 44 years old in 1962 (instead of the specified 34).).
  6. ↑ Le destin fascinant de Philibert Tsiranana. Voyage à Madagascar, accessed on December 8, 2018 (French): "Aussi une originaire de Tsimihety, elle avait juste 15 ans lors de son mariage."
personal data
SURNAME Tsiranana, Philibert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Malagasy politician, President of Madagascar (1960–1972), member of the National Assembly (France)
DATE OF BIRTH October 28, 1912
PLACE OF BIRTH Ambarikorano
DATE OF DEATH April 16, 1978