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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 312,307 page views. His biography is available in 45 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 44 in 2019). Marc Ravalomanana is the 6,699th most popular politician (down from 6,640th in 2019), the 10th most popular biography from Madagascar (up from 11th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Malagasy Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Marc Ravalomanana ranks 6,699 out of 15,577Before him are Princess Hilda of Nassau, John II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg, Eleanor of Castile, Drogön Chögyal Phagpa, Titus Flavius Clemens, and Eustace IV, Count of Boulogne. After him are Emperor An of Jin, Lucius Licinius Crassus, Lusius Quietus, Robert Surcouf, Veleda, and Nabih Berri.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Marc Ravalomanana ranks 128Before him are Quini, Geezer Butler, Tom Pryce, John Toshack, Brad Davis, and Fernando Collor de Mello. After him are Bengt Holmström, Patrick Tambay, Klaus Fischer, Valeriy Borzov, Michael W. Young, and Paul Rodgers.

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In Madagascar

Among people born in Madagascar, Marc Ravalomanana ranks 10 out of 32Before him are Andrianampoinimerina (1745), Radama I (1793), Didier Ratsiraka (1936), Ranavalona II (1829), Radama II (1829), and Philibert Tsiranana (1912). After him are Rasoherina (1814), Gabriel Ramanantsoa (1906), Albert Zafy (1927), Rainilaiarivony (1828), Hery Rajaonarimampianina (1958), and Jean-Joseph Rabearivelo (1901).

Among POLITICIANS In Madagascar

Among politicians born in Madagascar, Marc Ravalomanana ranks 9Before him are Andrianampoinimerina (1745), Radama I (1793), Didier Ratsiraka (1936), Ranavalona II (1829), Radama II (1829), and Philibert Tsiranana (1912). After him are Rasoherina (1814), Gabriel Ramanantsoa (1906), Albert Zafy (1927), Rainilaiarivony (1828), Hery Rajaonarimampianina (1958), and Richard Ratsimandrava (1931).