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4 unusual facts about Malagasy people


Dimitri Carlos Zozimar

Dimitri Carlos Zozimar or simply Carlos (born February 16, 1988) is a Malagasy footballer.

Emmanuel Rakotovahiny

Emmanuel Rakotovahiny (born 1938) is a Malagasy politician who was Prime Minister of Madagascar from 1995 to 1996.

Lynn Kiro

On the pro circuit, Kyro has reached two $10,000 doubles finals alongside Malagasy Zarah Razafimahatratra, winning one and losing one.

Madagascar at the 2006 Winter Olympics

Mathieu Razanakolona born in Montreal of Malagasy descent, finished 39th out of more than 70 starters in the men's giant slalom.


Dany Verissimo

The child of a Malagasy mother and a French father, a financial director at Air France, Verissimo spent her childhood in France, the United States, and Nigeria.

Ninie Doniah

Ninie Doniah is a Malagasy singer and composer of salegy music that originates from the northern coastal area of Madagascar, including her birthplace of Nosy Be.

Robert Reed Church

According to family accounts, Emmeline was the daughter of a white planter from Lynchburg, Virginia and a "Malay" Malagasy princess.

Westmont College

Jean-Louis Ravelomanantsoa - Malagasy Olympic sprinter and professional Track athlete of the 1970s.


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Indonesia–Madagascar relations

According to an extensive new mitochondrial DNA study, native Malagasy people today can likely trace their genetic heritage back to 30 different mothers from Indonesia.