| LC control no. | n 95028917 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Zafy, Albert |
| Associated country | Madagascar |
| Located | France |
| Birth date | 1931 |
| Place of birth | Antsiran̈ana (Madagascar) |
| Affiliation | Université d'Antananarivo Madagascar. Présidence de la république National Union of Democrats for Development (Madagascar) Comité des Forces Vives |
| Profession or occupation | Politicians Presidents |
| Found in | Transition démocratique à Madagascar, c1994: t.p. (Pr Albert Zafy) cover (Professeur) p. 4 of cover (Président de la République de Madagascar) Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience, Second Edition, accessed April 22, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Zafy, Albert; president, politician; born 1931 in Antsiranana, Madagascar; attended medical school in Montpellier, France (1954-1971); joined General Gabriel Ramanantsoa's regime as minister of public health in Madagascar; took a position at the University of Madagascar (1975); created the National Union of Democrats for Development (UNDD) (1989); lead a coalition of opposition parties, Comité des Forces Vives (CFV) (1990); became a chairman of the transitional government (1991); enjoyed overwhelming support in 1992-1993 elections; his own national assembly impeached him (1996); ran for president again, but didn't win (2001)) |
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