{"id":13971,"date":"2026-04-14T11:30:34","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T15:30:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/thediplomaticenvoy\/?p=13971"},"modified":"2026-04-14T11:30:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T15:30:34","slug":"malagasy-president-ousted-in-military-coup-after-weeks-of-protest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/thediplomaticenvoy\/2026\/04\/14\/malagasy-president-ousted-in-military-coup-after-weeks-of-protest\/","title":{"rendered":"Malagasy President Ousted in Military Coup After Weeks of Protest\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

Benjamin Barry\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

International News Editor\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Madagascar\u2019s President Andry Rajoelina was ousted in a military coup on Tuesday, October 14, following almost three weeks of Gen-Z led protests consuming the island nation of over 31 million people. Beginning in late September, protesters’ demands originally concerned the frequent power outages and poverty crisis morphed into general claims of corruption and\u00a0 political nepotism, calling for the resignation of Rajoelina, according to The <\/span>Associated Press<\/span>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The coup was led by the elite military unit CAPSAT, with its chief, Colonel Michael Randrianirina, now serving as the country\u2019s current interim leader, reports <\/span>BBC News<\/span>.\u00a0 Randrianirina was declared the new president by the nation\u2019s High Constitutional Court. He immediately dissolved majority of the government, sparing the lower house of Parliament, states <\/span>Foreign Policy<\/span>. He has promised elections will be held in two years, with CAPSAT establishing the \u2018Presidential Council for the Refoundation of the Republic of Madagascar,\u2019 consisting of officers from the military that would serve as an interim government until then.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The ousting follows Rajoelina\u2019s impeachment and fleeing of the country, despite the recently former president claiming to maintain power. In fact, he unsuccessfully attempted to\u00a0 dissolve the lower house of Parliament before they impeached him, reports The Associated\u00a0 Press. Foreign Policy explains that he was evacuated from the island with assistance from\u00a0 France, of which he is a dual citizen, after claiming there was an assassination attempt on his life\u00a0 by a \u201cgroup of military personnel and politicians.\u201d This only fueled the protesters\u2019 discontent,\u00a0 especially with the increasing rise in anti-French sentiment across its former colonies in Africa.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Protests in the country began with calls for better public resources, such as water and\u00a0 electricity. According to the <\/span>World Bank<\/span>, only 46 percent of the country has access to reliable\u00a0 drinking water and only 15 percent have access to an adequate sewage system. In tandem with\u00a0 over 75 percent of the population being below the poverty line and the average income in the\u00a0 country being $600 annually, the situation is incredibly dire. Unfortunately, this economic\u00a0 pressure seems to be worsening. Foreign Policy says much of this can be attributed to the\u00a0 combination of heavy tariffs imposed by President Trump and his administration\u2019s refusal to\u00a0 renew the African Growth and Opportunity Act, which gave Madagascar duty-free access to the\u00a0 American market.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Before CAPSAT took power, the protests were met with harsh responses by the\u00a0 government. Reported by <\/span>Time Magazine<\/span>, the United Nations has stated at least 22 people have\u00a0 died and over 100 have been injured as result of the government\u2019s response to the protests, yet\u00a0 the official Malagasy government denies this number. Rajoelina attempted to ease protesters’\u00a0 demands by dismissing the prime minister and appointing General Ruphin Fortunat Zafisambo to\u00a0 the post, according to <\/span>BBC News<\/span>. However, this pick was seen by many as an attempt to\u00a0 consolidate power and pull the military closer to him.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Before the takeover, Colonel Michael Randrianirina was very active in Malagasy politics,\u00a0 even being jailed in November of 2023 for planning a separate coup. According to BBC News,\u00a0 he was released in February of 2024 after calls from politicians and other soldiers claiming that\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

he was jailed unfairly for political reasons. Before being imprisoned, he held various political\u00a0 positions ranging from governor of the southern region of Androy to the head of the infantry\u00a0 battalion in Toliara.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Ironically, Rajoelina first came to power in a military coup in 2009, also assisted by the\u00a0 CAPSAT unit, following anti-government protests that he encouraged, says Foreign Policy. He\u00a0 then held power until 2013, after which he was banned from running that year, yet won again in\u00a0 2018 and 2023. His win in 2023 raised several questions about its reliability, with most\u00a0 opposition parties boycotting the election.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Coups are unfortunately nothing new to Madagascar, with the nation also experiencing\u00a0 them in 1972, 1975, and an uprising in 1991 almost resulting in one. Reported by Foreign Policy,\u00a0 in the Transparency International\u2019s 2024 Corruption Perceptions Index, Madagascar ranked 140\u00a0 out of 180 countries surveyed, displaying their deep-rooted issues with corruption that\u00a0 continuously lead to new governments and coups.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Image courtesy of Getty Images<\/em>.<\/p>\n

This article is an upload from the week October 13, 2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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