Rajemison Rakotomaharo
Guy Rajemison Rakotomaharo (born January 12, 1950
Life and career
Rakotomaharo, a
In the
In the April 2008 Senate election, Rakotomaharo was elected to another term in the Senate from Analamanga region; he received unanimous support from the 147 electors who voted, despite the presence of three other candidates.[4] Yvan Randriasandratriniony was subsequently elected to succeed Rakotomaharo as President of the Senate on May 6, 2008. Rakotomaharo officially proposed Randriasandratriniony for the position, and he said that the decision that he would not serve a second term was an internal TIM matter.[3] Rakotomaharo was instead elected as First Vice-president of the Senate.[5] At a TIM congress later in May 2008, Rakotomaharo was not included in the party's political bureau.[6]
Rakotomaharo was subsequently appointed as Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office at Geneva, and he was accordingly replaced as First Vice-president of the Senate by Noël Rakotondramboa on July 2, 2008. He was also replaced in his Senate seat.[7] He departed Madagascar to take up his new post on July 12, 2008.[8]
President Ravalomanana was
Rajoelina appointed Rakotomaharo as vice-president on 8 September 2009; he also appointed a new government on the same date.[11][12] He ostensibly did so in the spirit of the Maputo agreement between Malagasy political leaders, which called for the creation of a national unity government,[12] but the opposition denounced Rajoelina's appointments,[11] and Rakotomaharo was considered to have completely broken with Ravalomanana.[12]
Rakotomaharo is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ in Madagascar.[13]
References
- ^ a b c "Madagascar : biographie de M Guy RAJEMISON RAKOTOMAHARO." Archived 2007-11-17 at the Wayback Machine, website of the French Presidency (in French).
- ^ "La direction de “Tiako i Madagasikara” (TIM)" Archived 2007-11-12 at the Wayback Machine, Afrique Express, N° 251, June 18, 2002 (in French).
- ^ a b Manjaka Hery, "Rajemison Rakotomaharo; Au nom de l’alternance", Madagascar Tribune, May 7, 2008 (in French).
- ^ Results for Analamanga[permanent dead link], Ministry of the Interior website (in French).
- ^ "Bureau permanent du Sénat; Le TIM verrouille", Madagascar Tribune, May 8, 2008 (in French).
- ^ "Bureau politique du TIM; Rajemison écarté", Madagascar Tribune, May 22, 2008 (in French).
- ^ "Noël Rakotondramboa; Elu premier vice-président", Madagascar Tribune, July 3, 2008 (in French).
- ^ "Rajemison Rakotomaharo; Parti avec la bénédiction", Madagascar Tribune, July 14, 2008 (in French).
- ^ a b "National conference opens to seek solution to crisis in Madagascar", Xinhua (People's Daily Online), April 3, 2009.
- ^ a b c Rakotoarilala Ninaivo, "Rajemison Rakotomaharo; Un autre coup dur pour le TIM", Madagascar Tribune, April 3, 2009 (in French).
- ^ a b "SADC 'rejects, condemns' new Madagascar govt", AFP, 8 September 2009.
- ^ a b c "Adhésion de Rajemison Rakotomaharo et Jacques Sylla", Madagascar Tribune, 9 September 2009 (in French).
- ^ "Le nouveau gouvernement quasiment inchangé consacre la haute mainmise du président sur le pouvoir" Archived 2007-11-12 at the Wayback Machine, Afrique Express, N° 263, January 29, 2003 (in French).