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Didier Ratsiraka

Diplomat · Politician

Didier Ratsiraka 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	Didier Ratsiraka · Ντιντιέ Ρατσιράκα · Дидье Рацирака · Дидје Ратсирака · Дідьє Рацірака · 9 more...				[sources]
Other name	Almirante Rojo · Amiral Didier Ratsiraka · Amiral rouge · Didier Ignace Ratsiraka · Красный адмирал · 2 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	Deba · Ratsiraka · Рацирака · ディディエ・ラチラカ				[sources]
Birth date	1936-11-04				[sources]
Place of birth	Vatomandry				[sources]
Death date	2021-03-28				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Madagascar				[sources]
Citizenship	France · Madagascar				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Didier				[sources]
Last name	Ratsiraka				[sources]
Title	His Excellency				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q315953				[sources]
Position	Minister of Foreign Affairs (1972-1975) · President of Madagascar (1975-1993) · President of Madagascar (1997-2002)				[sources]
Education	College of Saint Michael, Amparibe · Lycée Henri-IV · École Navale				[sources]
Ethnicity	Betsimisaraka people				[sources]
Last change	2025-09-03	Last processed	2025-10-21	First seen	2024-09-05

Descriptions

President of Madagascar (1936-2021)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2024-09-05

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Céline Ratsiraka Politician	spouse	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
President of Madagascar	1997-02-09	2002-07-05
President of Madagascar	1975-06-15

Data sources

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