Deposed Madagascar President Stripped of Citizenship After Military Coup

Andry Rajoelina fled the country on Oct. 13, at the height of protests spearheaded by Malagasy youth.
Deposed Madagascar President Stripped of Citizenship After Military Coup
Former Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, on July 15, 2021. Luc Gnago/Reuters
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The former president of Madagascar, Andry Rajoelina, was stripped of his citizenship on Oct. 24 following the military overthrow of his government, according to national news outlet 2424.mg.

Rajoelian’s citizenship was revoked as part of a sweeping decree by the African island nation’s new prime minister, Herintsalama Rajaonarivelo, which stripped all Malagasies of their citizenship if they were also citizens of another country.

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