Rivo Rakotovao

Rivo Rakotovao (born 12 May 1960) is a Malagasy politician who served as Acting President of Madagascar from 2018 to 2019. Rakotovao also serves as President of the Senate of Madagascar.[1][2]

Rivo Rakotovao
President of the Senate of Madagascar
Incumbent
Assumed office 12 November 2017
President	Hery Rajaonarimampianina Himself (Acting) Andry Rajoelina
Preceded by	Honoré Rakotomanana
President of Madagascar Acting
In office 7 September 2018 – 19 January 2019
Prime Minister	Christian Ntsay
Preceded by	Hery Rajaonarimampianina
Succeeded by	Andry Rajoelina
Personal details
Born	(1960-05-12) 12 May 1960
Nationality	Malagasy

Acting President of Madagascar

On September 7, 2018, President Hery Rajaonarimampianina submitted his resignation from the presidency, an act required by law in order to participate in the upcoming presidential election. As a result, Rivotovao, the President of the Senate, assumed the role of President, a position he held until the inauguration of the then President-Elect Andry Rajoelina .[1][2][3][4] On September 9, the United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, reaffirmed his support for Rivotovao.[5]

References

1. "Madagascar's president resigns from post to participate in new election - Xinhua | English.news.cn". xinhuanet.com. Retrieved 2018-09-15.
2. "Madagascar president resigns ahead of November poll". The East African. Retrieved 2018-09-15.
3. "Mananjara Andriambololona succède à Rivo Rakotovao". Madagascar-Tribune.com. Retrieved 2018-09-15.
4. "Pour briguer un nouveau mandat : Madagascar : le Président de la République a démissionné | Imaz Press Réunion : l'actualité de la Réunion en photos". ipreunion.com. Retrieved 2018-09-15.
5. "Madagascar: UN Secretary-General reaffirms support for electoral process | UN News". news.un.org. Retrieved 2018-09-15.

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Political offices
Preceded by Hery Rajaonarimampianina	President of Madagascar 2018–2019	Succeeded by Andry Rajoelina