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Marc Ravalomanana

PEP · Politician · Close Associate

Marc Ravalomanana is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Marc Ravalomanana · Markas Ravalomanana · Μαρκ Ραβαλομανάνα · Марк Раваломанана · Марк Равалуманана · 9 more...				[sources]
Alias	Dada Ravalo · Раваломанана Марк · Раваломанана, Марк · Равалуманана, Марк				[sources]
Weak alias	Ravalo · Ravalomanana · Раваломанана · 拉瓦卢马纳纳				[sources]
Birth date	1949-12-12				[sources]
Place of birth	Madagascar				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Citizenship	Madagascar				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Marc				[sources]
Last name	Ravalomanana				[sources]
Political association	Tiako I Madagasikara				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q155554				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	President of Madagascar (2002-2009) · mayor				[sources]
Religion	Church of Jesus Christ in Madagascar				[sources]
Ethnicity	Merina people				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-08	Last processed	2026-04-08	First seen	2023-09-28

Descriptions

President of Madagascar from 2002 to 2009

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-09-28

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Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories341,348

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons272,626

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions500,442

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Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Lalao Ravalomanana PEP	spouse	1974	-
Tojo Ravalomanana Close Associate	child

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
President of Madagascar	2002-05-06	2009-03-17