Cyclone Kesiny struck Madagascar during a period of political strife after the Malagasy presidential election in 2001.
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The cyclone struck in the midst of a political crisis, in which the top two candidates of the Malagasy presidential election in 2001 declared themselves the winner; the incumbent, who lost, declared Toamasina as the capital city, and the political instability disrupted relief efforts.
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