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Marc Ravalomanana

1949 - Today

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Marc Ravalomanana (Malagasy: [raˌvaluˈmananə̥]; born 12 December 1949) is a Malagasy politician who served as the sixth President of Madagascar from 2002 to 2009. Born into a farming Merina family in Imerinkasinina, near the capital city of Antananarivo, Ravalomanana first rose to prominence as the founder and CEO of the vast dairy conglomerate TIKO, later launching successful wholesaler MAGRO and several additional companies. He entered politics upon founding the Tiako Iarivo political party in 1999 and successfully ran for the position of mayor of Antananarivo, holding the position from 1999 to 2001. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Marc Ravalomanana has received more than 336,001 page views. His biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 45 in 2019). Marc Ravalomanana is the 6,580th most popular politician (up from 6,683rd in 2019), the 9th most popular biography from Madagascar (up from 10th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Malagasy Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Marc Ravalomanana ranks 6,580 out of 19,576. Before him are Shi Le, Abd al-Rahman IV, Minamoto no Yoriie, Muhammad II of Córdoba, David VI of Georgia, and Duchess Augusta of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. After him are Ariel Henry, Dersu Uzala, William Clito, Manuel Gomes da Costa, Bakenranef, and Sardanapalus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Marc Ravalomanana ranks 129. Before him are Klaus Fischer, Arif Alvi, Ward Cunningham, Clodoaldo, Göran Persson, and Steve Perry. After him are Ariel Henry, Slavenka Drakulić, Ken Wilber, Tom Pryce, Manuel Orantes, and Shing-Tung Yau.

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In Madagascar

Among people born in Madagascar, Marc Ravalomanana ranks 9 out of 36. Before him are Ranavalona I (1788), Andrianampoinimerina (1745), Ranavalona II (1829), Didier Ratsiraka (1936), Radama I (1793), and Philibert Tsiranana (1912). After him are Radama II (1829), Rasoherina (1814), Gabriel Ramanantsoa (1906), Rainilaiarivony (1828), Hery Rajaonarimampianina (1958), and Albert Zafy (1927).

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Among POLITICIANS In Madagascar

Among politicians born in Madagascar, Marc Ravalomanana ranks 8. Before him are Ranavalona I (1788), Andrianampoinimerina (1745), Ranavalona II (1829), Didier Ratsiraka (1936), Radama I (1793), and Philibert Tsiranana (1912). After him are Radama II (1829), Rasoherina (1814), Gabriel Ramanantsoa (1906), Rainilaiarivony (1828), Hery Rajaonarimampianina (1958), and Albert Zafy (1927).

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