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Uproar as leaked documents reveal Madagascar's president is French

Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina at the Elysee Palace with France's Emmanuel Macron in Paris on August 27, 2021. AFP - BERTRAND GUAY

Revelations that Madagascar’s President, Andry Rajoelina, holds dual French nationality have caused a stir in the Indian Ocean island, where the law says anyone who acquires citizenship of a foreign country automatically loses their Malagasy nationality.

Rajoelina has been accused of a lack of transparency since documents revealing he was naturalised by decree in November 2014 by then French prime minister Manuel Valls were this week leaked on social media.

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