List of presidents of Madagascar


This is a list of presidents of Madagascar, since the establishment of the office of President in 1959, during the Malagasy Republic.

Term limits

As of 2025, there is a two-term limit for the president in the Constitution of Madagascar. The term limit has not been met by any president yet.

Succession

In case of a vacancy, the presidents of the Senate of Madagascar|president of the Senate] will act as a temporary successor of the president. After the 2025 military coup, Colonel Michael Randrianirina was appointed as interim president.

List of officeholders

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;Other factions
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Timeline

Term of office in years

This is a list of each president in order of term length.
Of the 7 people that has served as president, only two, Didier Ratsiraka and Andry Rajoelina, served in non consecutive periods.
RankPresidentPolitical partyLongest continuous termTotal time in officePeriods
1Didier RatsirakaMilitary/AREMA2
2Philibert TsirananaSocial [Democratic Party of Madagascar|PSD]1
3Andry RajoelinaTGV3
4Marc RavalomananaTIM1
5Hery RajaonarimampianinaHVM1
6Albert ZafyNational [Union for Democracy and Development (Madagascar)|UNDD]1
7Gabriel RamanantsoaMilitary1

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