The President of Madagascar, Andry Rajoelina, appointed a military man, General Ruphin Fortunat Dimbisoa Zafisambo, as prime minister on Monday, in an attempt to end the protests.
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One week after the government resigned in an attempt to calm a protest that engulfed this extremely poor island from the Indian Ocean, the head of state appointed a general from the Ground Forces, largely unknown to the general public, Ruphin Fortunat Dimbisoa Zafisambo.
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Madagascar : un général de l’armée de terre nommé premier ministre pour tenter d’apaiser la rue
Madagascar president appoints army general as PM to defuse protests
Preşedintele Madagascarului, aflat sub presiunea contestării, numeşte drept premier un general din Forţele Terestre
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