Antananarivo - Around 5,000 opponents of Madagascar's new leader Andry Rajoelina on Monday demonstrated in the capital Antananarivo over his installation as interim president following a power grab that has been condemned worldwide.
Around 5,000 people attended the rally in Antananarivo's May 13 square, the square where Rajoelina's supporters staged seven weeks of near-daily protests that eventually toppled ex-president Marc Ravalomanana last week.
Antananarivo - Madagascar's new leader Andry Rajoelina was inaugurated as president Saturday at a stadium ceremony attended by some 50,000 cheering supporters in the capital, Antananarivo.
The ceremony, following seven weeks of violence which saw the ousting of elected president Marc Ravalomanana, came a day after the African Union suspended the country over Rajoelina's "coup".
Antananarivo - On his first working day as Madagascar's interim president Thursday Andry Rajoelina dissolved the national assembly and senate in advance of new elections he says will be held within only two years.
Rajoelina, who ousted ex-president Marc Ravalomanana from power on Tuesday after a seven-week campaign of street protests, also appointed more ministers to his interim government, including one - the education minister - from Ravalomanana's administration.
Johannesburg - Andry Rajoelina was officially declared interim president of Madagascar on Wednesday after overcoming the country's democratically-elected leader, Marc Ravalomanana, through a two-month campaign of street protests.
Following is a timeline of key events in his march to power:
December 2007: Rajoelina, a businessman and former DJ, is elected mayor of the capital Antananarivo in a landslide victory over Ravalomanana's candidate
Antananarivo - Madagascar's new interim President Andry Rajoelina is a former DJ with under two years experience in politics, none at national level, and who at 35 is five years too young to lead the country, according to the constitution.
Rajoelina's victorious bid to oust the democratically-elected Marc Ravalomanana as president through two months of street protests has startled the international community, both by its daring and disregard for the ballot box.
Antananarivo - Around 5,000 opponents of Madagascar's new leader Andry Rajoelina on Monday demonstrated in the capital Antananarivo over his installation as interim president following a power grab that has been condemned worldwide.
Antananarivo - Madagascar's new leader Andry Rajoelina was inaugurated as president Saturday at a stadium ceremony attended by some 50,000 cheering supporters in the capital, Antananarivo.
Antananarivo - On his first working day as Madagascar's interim president Thursday Andry Rajoelina dissolved the national assembly and senate in advance of new elections he says will be held within only two years.
Johannesburg - Andry Rajoelina was officially declared interim president of Madagascar on Wednesday after overcoming the country's democratically-elected leader, Marc Ravalomanana, through a two-month campaign of street protests.
Antananarivo - Madagascar's new interim President Andry Rajoelina is a former DJ with under two years experience in politics, none at national level, and who at 35 is five years too young to lead the country, according to the constitution.
