Rivo Rakotovao | |
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![]() Rakotovao in 2014 | |
Acting President of Madagascar | |
In office 7 September 2018 – 19 January 2019 | |
Prime Minister | Christian Ntsay |
Preceded by | Hery Rajaonarimampianina |
Succeeded by | Andry Rajoelina |
President of the Senate of Madagascar | |
In office 12 November 2017 – 19 January 2021 | |
President |
Hery Rajaonarimampianina Himself (acting) Andry Rajoelina |
Preceded by | Honoré Rakotomanana |
Succeeded by | Herimanana Razafimahefa |
Personal details | |
Born | Madagascar | 12 May 1960
Political party | Hery Vaovao ho an'i Madagasikara |
Rivo Rakotovao (born 12 May 1960) is a Malagasy politician who served as Acting President of Madagascar from 2018 to 2019. Rakotovao also had served as President of the Senate of Madagascar from 2017 to 2021. [1]
On September 7, 2018, President Hery Rajaonarimampianina submitted his resignation from the presidency, an act required by law in order to participate in the upcoming presidential election. As a result, Rivotovao, the President of the Senate, assumed the role of President, a position he held until the inauguration of the then President-Elect Andry Rajoelina . [1] [2] [3] [4] On September 9, the United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, reaffirmed his support for Rivo Rakotovao. [5] On June 14, 2022, Rivo Rakotovao was summoned by the Independent Office for the Fight against Corruption, on suspicion of corruption, embezzlement of public funds and abuse of office. [1]