Philibert Tsiranana
October 18, 1912 – April 16, 1978
Malagasy teacher who led the Social Democratic Party and was the first President of Madagascar from 1959 until protests forced him out in 1972.
Offices held
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1913
1918
1923
1928
1933
1938
1943
1948
1953
1958
1963
1968
1973
1978