Albert Zafy (born 1927) is a Malagasy political figure. He was the president of Madagascar from March 27, 1993 to September 5, 1996. 1927 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... A politician is an individual involved in politics, sometimes this may include political scientists. ... March 27 is the 86th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (87th in Leap years). ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... September 5 is the 248th day of the year (249th in leap years). ... 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...
Zafy studied at the Montpellier University in France. After his return in Madagascar he became minister of Public Health and Social Affairs. After the coup of Didier Ratsiraka in 1975, Zafy was forced to resign. Location within France Montpellier (Occitan Montpelhièr) is a city in the south of France. ... Didier Ratsiraka (born November 4, 1936) was the President of Madagascar from 1975 until 1993 and from 1997 until 2002. ... 1975 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ...
In 1988 he founded the National Union for Development and Democracy. At a national conference of the opposition in 1990, Zafy was elected president of Living Forces, a cooperation group of several opposition parties, including Zafy's National Union. 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
In 1993 he defeated the long-time leader Didier Ratsiraka in multiparty elections. Zafy didn't solve the economic problems and after a while his popularity vanished. He was impeached in July 1996, and resigned in September 1996 when he lost a court challenge to the impeachment. He lost presidential elections to Ratsiraka in 1997. 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Didier Ratsiraka (born November 4, 1936) was the President of Madagascar from 1975 until 1993 and from 1997 until 2002. ...
AlbertZafy, born in 1931, president of Madagascar (1993-1996), who restored the country to civilian rule.
In 1991 Zafy’s UNDD joined 15 other opposition parties to form a coalition named Vital Forces, whose aim was the institution of multiparty democracy and the removal of Ratsiraka; Zafy became the head of the coalition.
Zafy, suspicious of both the IMF and Ravony, spearheaded a referendum to amend the constitution to allow the president instead of the parliament to appoint and dismiss the prime minister.
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