The President of Madagascar is head of state and the Prime Minister of Madagascar is head of government, and of a pluriform multi-party system.
As of 2021, 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.
This is a list of presidents of Madagascar, since the establishment of the office of President in 1959, during the Malagasy Republic.
| Name (Birth–Death) |
Elected | Term of office | Political party | Prime minister(s) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Malagasy Republic (within the French Community) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| — | Philibert Tsiranana (1912–1978) |
— | 1 May 1959 | 26 June 1960 | 1 year, 56 days | PSD | Position abolished | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Malagasy Republic (independent country) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Philibert Tsiranana (1912–1978) |
1965 1972 |
26 June 1960 | 11 October 1972 (resigned.) |
12 years, 107 days | PSD | Ramanantsoa | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Gabriel Ramanantsoa (1906–1979) |
1972 (referendum) |
11 October 1972 | 5 February 1975 (resigned.) |
2 years, 117 days | Military | Himself | |||||||||||||||||||||
| — | Richard Ratsimandrava (1931–1975) |
— | 5 February 1975 | 11 February 1975 (assassinated.) |
6 days | Military | Position abolished | |||||||||||||||||||||
| — | Gilles Andriamahazo (1919–1989) |
— | 12 February 1975 | 15 June 1975 | 123 days | Military | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| — | Didier Ratsiraka (1936–2021) |
— | 15 June 1975 | 30 December 1975 | 198 days | Military | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Democratic Republic of Madagascar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Didier Ratsiraka (1936–2021) |
1982 1989 |
30 December 1975 | 12 January 1992 | 16 years, 13 days | Military / AREMA |
Rakotomalala Rakotoniaina Rakotoarijaona Ramahatra Razanamasy |
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| Third Republic of Madagascar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Didier Ratsiraka (1936–2021) |
— | 12 January 1992 | 27 March 1993 | 1 year, 74 days | AREMA | Razanamasy | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Albert Zafy (1927–2017) |
1992–93 | 27 March 1993 | 5 September 1996 (resigned.) |
3 years, 162 days | UNDD | Razanamasy Ravony Rakotovhiny Ratsirahonana |
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| — | Norbert Ratsirahonana (born 1938) |
— | 5 September 1996 | 9 February 1997 | 157 days | AVI | Himself | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3v | Didier Ratsiraka (1936–2021) |
1996 | 9 February 1997 | (25 February 2002) 15 July 2002 |
5 years, 146 days | AREMA | Ratsirahonana Rakotomayo Andrianarivo Rasolondraibe |
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| 5 | Marc Ravalomanana (born 1949) |
2001 2006 |
(22 February 2002) 15 July 2002 |
17 March 2009 (deposed.) |
6 years, 255 days | TIM | sylla Rabemananjara |
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| — | Hyppolite Ramaroson (born 1951) |
— | 17 March 2009 | Several hours | Military | Position vacant | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| High Transitional Authority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| — | Andry Rajoelina (born 1974) |
— | (7 February 2009) 17 March 2009 |
25 January 2014 | 4 years, 314 days | TGV | Roindefo Mangalaza Manorohanta Vital Beriziky |
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| Fourth Republic of Madagascar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Hery Rajaonarimampianina (born 1958) |
2013 | 25 January 2014 | 7 September 2018 | 4 years, 225 days | HVM | Beriziky Kolo Ranelonarivo Solonandrasana Ntsay |
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| — | Rivo Rakotovao (born 1960) |
— | 7 September 2018 | 19 January 2019 | 134 days | HVM | Ntsay | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Andry Rajoelina (born 1974) |
2018 | 19 January 2019 | Incumbent | 4 years, 132 days | TGV | Ntsay | |||||||||||||||||||||