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Madagascar's President, From Coup To Calls To Quit

Andry Rajoelina came to power in Madagascar after a 2009 coup, winning polls in 2018 and 2023 (Credit: AFP)

Madagascar's President Andry Rajoelina first took power in a military-backed coup in 2009 and is now facing demands to quit from a youth-led protest movement backed by an army unit.

After the CAPSAT military contingent sided Saturday with the demonstrators who have been protesting for more than two weeks, Rajoelina warned that "an attempt to seize power illegally and by force" was under way.

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