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CAPSAT military unit commander Col. Michael Randrianirina during an interview with The Associated Press in Antananarivo, Madagascar, Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/ Brian Inganga)

An army colonel who led a lightning-fast coup takes over as Madagascar’s president

October 17, 2025 at 8:19 a.m.

An army colonel who seized power in a military coup was sworn in as Madagascar’s new leader Friday in a lightning-fast power grab that ousted the president and sent him...

Leader of Madagascar’s military rebellion tells AP he is ‘taking the position of president’

October 15, 2025 at 8:24 a.m.

The leader of Madagascar’s military rebellion said Wednesday that he is “taking the position of president” in an interview with The Associated Press, adding that armed forces would be in...

FILE – President Andry Rajoelina addresses a state ceremony, Sept. 2, 2025, in Antananarivo, Madagascar. (AP Photo/Alexander Joe, file)

Madagascar’s president, hiding in an unknown location, dissolves parliament to deepen crisis

October 14, 2025 at 8:50 a.m.

Madagascan President Andry Rajoelina dissolved the lower house of parliament on Tuesday, deepening the political crisis in the Indian Ocean island nation after a military rebellion led him to flee...

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