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Revision as of 07:12, 17 October 2025
Interim President of Madagascar since 2025
Michael Randrianirina (1974-)[1] is a Malagasy military officer and politician who has served as interim President of Madagascar and as “Chairman of the Council of the Presidency for the Re-Foundation of the Republic of Madagascar” since 14 October 2025 after being confirmed by the High Constitutional Court amidst the 2025 Malagasy coup d’état.[2]
He previously served as Governor of Androy from 2016 to 2018 then later as a senior military commander and head of the elite CAPSAT unit.[1]
Political and military career
Randrianirina trained at the Antsirabe Military Academy.[3] Randrianirina was Governor of the Androy region between 2016 and 2018, during the presidency of Hery Rajaonarimampianina. He then served as infantry battalion commander in Toliara until July 2022. He later became head of the elite CAPSAT unit.[1]
2023 arrest
Randrianirina gradually became a vocal critic of President Andry Rajoelina. He was “hastily arrested” for mutiny on 27 November 2023 and charged with “instigating a military mutiny and attempting a coup d’état“.[4] On the same day, he was both put before court and immediately sent to Tsiafahy prison. He was released in February 2024, after being given a suspended sentence for attacking state security, and returned to CAPSAT.[5]
2025 political crisis
While head of CAPSAT, he joined the 2025 Malagasy mutiny against incumbent president Andry Rajoelina amidst the 2025 Malagasy protests; calling for soldiers “to refuse to repress the population, to take responsibility, and to play their part”. In 13 May Square, Randrianirina called for the president and prime minister to resign, among others.[6]
After Rajoelina fled the country, on 14 October 2025, CAPSAT occupied the Presidential Palace and declared Randrianirina as interim president. Randrianirina confirmed the dissolution of all institutions except the National Assembly. His statement said: “The following institutions are suspended: the Senate, the High Constitutional Court, the Independent National Electoral Commission, the High Court of Justice, and the High Council for the Defense of Human Rights and the Rule of Law.”[7] He promised an election within two years and said they would set up a committee made up of officers from the army, paramilitary gendarmerie and national police to rule the nation.[8] He was formally asked to carry out the duties of interim President of Madagascar as Chairman of the Council of the Presidency for the Re-Foundation of the Republic by the High Constitutional Court on that day.[2] On 15 October, Malagasy state television announced that Randrianirina would be inaugurated on 17 October as “President of the Refoundation of the Republic of Madagascar” during a session of the Constitutional Court.[9]
Personal life
Randrianirina is from Sevohipoty, a village located southeast of Ambovombe Androy.[4] He is a member of the Malagasy Lutheran Church.[10]
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