Mayor of Antananarivo

The post of mayor of Antananarivo is considered to be one of the most prominent and influential offices in Madagascar.[1] It is also considered one of the "politically defining posts" in the country, from which politicians often emerge into higher offices, such as the Malagasy Presidency.[1] Andry Rajoelina was elected as Mayor in December 2007 and became Ravalomanana's main opponent, leading a general strike in Antananarivo in January 2009.[1] On 3 February 2009, after declaring himself to be in charge of the country, Rajoelina was dismissed as Mayor and a special delegation, headed by Guy Randrianarisoa, was appointed instead.[4] He resigned in August 2013 to enter in the 2013 presidential election and the city of Antananarivo remained without leadership until November 2013, when Olga Rasamimanana was named to one of the vice-presidency positions, making her de facto mayor of Antananarivo.
Term lengthGovernor-General of MadagascarcapitalMadagascarAntananarivoMalagasy PresidencyMarc RavalomananaAndry Rajoelinageneral strikeGuy Randrianarisoa2013 presidential electionRichard AndriamanjatoGuy RazanamasyPatrick RamiaramananaLalao RavalomananaIncumbentTimeline of Antananarivo