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unusual facts about President of Madagascar's Small Grants Scheme


President of Madagascar's Small Grants Scheme

It is the successor of the DFID-funded Small Grants Scheme, which ended with the closure of the British Embassy in Antananarivo, Madagascar in 2005.


2009 Camp Capsat mutiny

In the early morning of March 8, 2009 Camp Capsat near the capital of Antananarivo mutinied and stated that they did not support the government's actions in a growing violent dispute between President Marc Ravalomanana and the former mayor of Antananarivo, Andry Rajoelina.

Didier Ratsiraka

On August 4, 2009, Ratsiraka met with President of the High Authority of Transition of Madagascar Andry Rajoelina, as well as Ravalomanana (who had himself been ousted and forced into exile) and Zafy, in crisis talks mediated by former Mozambican President Joaquim Chissano and held in Maputo.

Emmanuel Rakotovahiny

On 6 October 2009, he was designated to become Vice-President of Madagascar as part of an agreement intended to resolve the 2009 political crisis.

Tiko Air

The airline was established in 2000 by the Tiko Holding Company (owned by the Ex-President of Madagascar, Marc Ravalomanana) and Air Madagascar.


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