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	Albert Zafy - MSN Encarta
		Albert Zafy, born in 1931, president of Madagascar (1993-1996), who restored the country to civilian rule.
		In 1991 Zafy’s UNDD joined 15 other opposition parties to form a coalition named Vital Forces, whose aim was the institution of multiparty democracy and the removal of Ratsiraka; Zafy became the head of the coalition.
		Zafy, suspicious of both the IMF and Ravony, spearheaded a referendum to amend the constitution to allow the president instead of the parliament to appoint and dismiss the prime minister.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761584128/Albert_Zafy.html (352 words)

	Albert Zafy - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Albert (of Saxony) (1828-1902), king of Saxony (1873-1902), noted for his military ability.
		Albert Zafy (born 1927) is a Malagasy political figure.
		Albert Zafy (* 1927) ist ein madagassischer Politiker und war Präsident Madagaskars vom 27.
	encarta.msn.com /Albert_Zafy.html (179 words)

	Madagascar: Histoire
		Le 10 février 1993, le Professeur Albert ZAFY est élu nouveau Président de la Troisième République.
		Cependant, sa mésentente avec son Premier Ministre ont vite fait de déstabiliser le régime d’Albert ZAFY.
		Le Professeur Albert ZAFY n’aura pas terminé son mandat.
	www.ambamad.sn /decouvrirmada.htm (1301 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Albert Zafy
		Zafy, in opposition to Ratsiraka, set up an alternative government in 1991 and was successful in forcing Ratsiraka to agree to the Panorama Convention on October 31 of that year, which established a transitional government and stripped Ratsiraka of most of his powers.
		Zafy's time in office saw economic decline, which negatively impacted his popularity, and amid accusations of corruption and abuse of power, he was impeached in July 1996.
		In December 2006, Zafy's property was raided by police as part of the government's investigation regarding General Fidy, who allegedly attempted a coup in November, and presidential candidate Pety Rakotoniaina; both of them are wanted by the police, who have been unable to locate and arrest them.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Albert_Zafy (473 words)

	Madagascar - MSN Encarta
		Albert Zafy defeated Ratsiraka in a presidential run-off election in February 1993.
		The transition to civilian rule was marked by opposition from troops loyal to Ratsiraka, as well as conflict with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) over economic reforms, especially the exchange rate of the Malagasy franc.
		In September Zafy resigned reluctantly after threatened impeachment in July by the National Assembly for violating the constitution.
	uk.encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761568260_8/Madagascar.html (513 words)

	History of Madagascar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Runoff elections were held in February 1993, and the leader of the Hery Velona movement, Albert Zafy, defeated Ratsiraka.
		Zafy was sworn in as President on March 27, 1993.
		After President Zafy's impeachment by the National Assembly in 1996 and the short quasi-presidency of Norbert Ratsirahonana, the 1997 elections once again pitted Zafy and Ratsiraka, with Ratsiraka this time emerging victorious.
	www.historyofnations.net /africa/madagascar.html (1098 words)

	MAR \| Data \| Chronology for Merina in Madagascar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Zafy opponents in Parliament have been discussing the possibility of impeaching the president.
		They want Zafy ousted before presidential elections scheduled for 1997, and claim that the president is incompetent and has created a power vacuum in the country by long absences from the capital.
		Zafy has attempted to rally the coastal people to his side, but there is increasing opposition amongst them as well as amongst the Merina.
	www.cidcm.umd.edu /inscr/mar/chronology.asp?groupId=58002 (1917 words)

	Madagascar - MSN Encarta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Albert Zafy venció a Ratsiraka en las elecciones presidenciales de febrero de 1993, mientras que el CFV lograba la mayoría en las elecciones legislativas que se celebraron simultáneamente.
		Zafy dimitió de forma oficial en octubre, por lo que se convocaron elecciones presidenciales para el mes de diciembre.
		Tras derrotar a Zafy, Ratsiraka accedió de nuevo a la presidencia en enero de 1997 y al mes siguiente nombró primer ministro a Pascal Rakotomavo.
	es.encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761568260_6/Madagascar.html (477 words)

	Political Change in Madagascar: Populist Democracy or Neopatrimonialism by Another Name? - Paper No 89, August 2004
		Multiparty presidential elections were held on 10 February 1993 and Zafy Albert emerged victorious with 66.74 percent of the vote to Ratsiraka’s 33.26 percent.
		Despite his impeachment, Zafy Albert was permitted to run again and the second round of elections was contested by Zafy and Ratsiraka once again.
		Zafy Albert, in particular, has called for its complete overhaul, claiming that Madagascar is facing a crisis and that anything short of a Fourth Republic will lead to a bloodbath; he demands a national constitutional conference.
	www.iss.co.za /pubs/papers/89/Paper89.htm (14173 words)

	Polity IV Country Report 2003: Madagascar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		In the February 1993 runoff elections, Albert Zafy was elected president and replaced Ratsiraka.
		President Zafy resigned in October 1996 after parliament voted to impeach him but was allowed to run in the subsequent presidential elections.
		Ratsiraka, as the candidate of the renamed Vanguard for Social and Economic Recovery (ARES) party, defeated Zafy in the December 1996 runoff vote and returned to the presidency with a narrow majority (50.7%) of the popular vote.
	www.cidcm.umd.edu /inscr/polity/Mag1.htm (899 words)

	Madagascar : Crise Politique - Version imprimable (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Zafy Albert won a resounding victory with 66.74% of the vote to Ratsiraka’s 33.26%.
		Zafy Albert was permitted to run again and the run-off elections came down to Zafy and Ratsiraka once again.
		Ratsiraka, Zafy, and other state level politicians regularly use the lack of communication infrastructure in the country to manipulate the voter to either protect their positions or further their agenda.
	lamako.free.fr /imprimer.php?type=1&id=497 (5849 words)

	Madagascar POLITICAL BACKGROUND
		Ratsiraka served three terms before he lost the 1993 elections to Albert Zafy.
		Zafy was impeached in 1996, and on 29 December 1996, Ratsiraka was returned to office.
		Albert Zafy (Rasalama) claimed 5.4%, Herizo Razafimahaleo 4.2%, D. Rajakoba 1.8%, and P. Rajaonary 1.6%.
	www.nationsencyclopedia.com /World-Leaders-2003/Madagascar-POLITICAL-BACKGROUND.html (486 words)

	AP Wire \| 12/09/2006 \| Madagascar's president wins re-election
		Meanwhile, police searched the property of former President Albert Zafy on Friday as part of an ongoing investigation into the whereabouts of Gen. Randrianafidisoa and opposition politician Pety Rakotoniaina.
		Madagascar's L'Expresse newspaper reported that political documents had been seized from Zafy's home, and quoted the former leader as saying he had been informed the raid was in the interests of national security.
		Zafy defeated Ratsiraka to become president in 1993, then was impeached three years later amid accusations of corruption.
	www.contracostatimes.com /mld/cctimes/news/16205055.htm (419 words)

	Madagascar ex-pres home bombed: Africa: News: News24 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Zafy, who was close to President Marc Ravalomanana when he came to power in 2002 after a protracted battle with his predecessor, Didier Ratsiraka, over which of the two men had won a presidential election in December 2001, now chairs the opposition National Reconciliation Committee (CNR).
		They accuse the CNR of this and that, so I think they are not entirely clean," he said, indicating that he suspected some sort of involvement by Ravalomanana's government in the attack.
		Thirty-three people were injured when grenades were thrown into crowds celebrating the 44th anniversary of Madagascar's independence from France last month in the towns of Toliara in the southwest, Mahajanga on the west coast and central Fianarantsoa.
	www.news24.com /News24/Africa/News/0,9294,2-11-1447_1554739,00.html (394 words)

	mad006 Madagascar prepares for presidential elections
		Another prominent candidate is former president Albert Zafy, who was beaten into second place by Ratsiraka in the 1996 elections.
		Zafy was forced to leave office after an impeachment in 1996, and Ratsiraka took office again in February 1997.
		Ratsiraka and Zafy, both "grand old men" of Malagasy politics, are however expected to suffer from the widespread longing for a "new face" in the presidency.
	www.afrol.com /News2001/mad006_elections.htm (554 words)

	Madagascar Consulate General in South Africa
		Madagascar's political and economic upheaval prompted the government to establish a multiparty system and move toward the privatization of industry in the 1990s.
		After demonstrations and a lengthy general strike in 1991, Ratsiraka agreed to share power with opposition leader Albert Zafy in a transitional government.
		In a free presidential election held in 1993, Zafy overwhelmingly defeated Ratsiraka.
	www.madagascarconsulate.org.za /history3.html (546 words)

	Albert Zafy - Cleverpedia, the ultimate encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Albert Zafy (*1927) is a Malagasy politician and was a president of Madagascar of 27.
		To a national conference of the opposition 1990 Zafy was selected to their chairmen.
		Zafy could not solve however of Madagascar economic problems and withdrew in such a way in September 1996 after a vote of no confidence (July).
	cleverpedia.com /Albert_Zafy (124 words)

	Amazon.com: "Albert Zafy": Key Phrase page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		president is removed as the result of a guilty verdict in the political trial (as in the case of President Albert Zafy of Madagascar, for example),...
		Albert Zafy was elected president in 1993, ending the 17-year rule of Adm. Didier Ratsiraka.
		General elections were held that year, and Professor Albert Zafy thrashed Ratsiraka, ending his 17 years in power.
	www.amazon.com /phrase/Albert-Zafy (556 words)

	Mail & Guardian Online: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Zafy, who ruled the island nation off Africa's southeastern coast from 1993 to 1996, said the grenade exploded at about 4.25am, causing damage to property but no injuries.
		Zafy, who was close to Ravalomanana when he came to power in 2002 after a protracted battle with his predecessor, Didier Ratsiraka, over which of the two men had won a presidential election in December 2001, now chairs the opposition National Reconciliation Committee (CNR).
		Thirty-three people were injured in late June when grenades were thrown into crowds celebrating the 44th anniversary of Madagascar's independence from France in the towns of Toliara in the southwest, Mahajanga on the west coast and central Fianarantsoa.
	www.mg.co.za /Content/l3.asp?ao=118413 (603 words)

	Travel in Antananarivo Madagascar - History
		Ratsiraka was reelected in 1989 in a suspicious election that led to riots as well as the formation of a multiparty system in 1990.
		In 1991 Ratsiraka agreed to share power with democratically minded opposition leader, Albert Zafy, who then overwhelmingly won the presidential elections in Feb. 1993.
		But Zafy was impeached by parliament for abusing his constitutional powers during an economic crisis and lost the 1996 presidential election to Ratsiraka, who became president in Feb. 1997.
	africatravelling.net /madagascar/antananarivo/antananarivo_history.htm (423 words)

	Madagascar: Presidential flags
		This flag was in use in theory until 12 Sep 1992 when the word "Democratic" was removed from the country name, but I guess that no new flag was made for Didier Ratsiraka who was president until 27 Mar 1993.
		In 1993 Albert Zafy was elected president, and presumably the new emblems were already ready.
		In 1997 Didier Ratsiraka was re-elected President, and the new flag now in use is the same as for Albert Zafy, replacing the initials with D.R. In [pay00], correction 29, the image of this flag is given without any presidential initials below, with remark that current initials are DR.
	www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/mg-pres.html (848 words)

	Winne.com - Report on Madagascar, A thousand hills & thousand of wills (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Albert Zafy into power as Head of the Third Republic, forced him into exile in France.
		Albert Zafy, in the second round of the 1996 presidential elections with a very narrow margin: 50.71% of the votes.
		But, he would decide to run against President Albert Zafy, his former Vice Prime Minister Herizo Razafimahaleo, his former colleague under the Ramanantsoa administration, Civil Service and Labor Minister Daniel Rajakoba, the former President of the Union of Industries of Madagascar, Mr.
	www.winne.com /madagascar/cr00english.html (690 words)

	EISA { AFRICAN DEMOCRACY PROFILES & COMPARATIVE INFORMATION - MADAGASCAR}
		A strike of 80 000 civil servants under Albert in August 1991 proved to be the turning point in the struggle for democracy in Madagascar.
		On August 19, 1992 the new constitution was overwhelmingly approved by the electorate in a national referendum, despite efforts of Ratsiraka supporters, who opposed the unitary state it sought to create, to disrupt the voting.
		Zafy's candidate for Prime Minister, Francisque Ravony, was elected in August and confirmed in office by (Thomson Corporation 2005, US State Department 2005, Marcus 2004, Library of Congress 1994e).
	www.eisa.org.za /WEP/madoverview6.htm (969 words)

	Amazon.com: "Zafy Albert": Key Phrase page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		A visit to Mahanoro by Zafy Albert, a contender for the presidency, prompted the shift.
		In 1993, Madagascar elected President Zafy Albert,] who, as the leader of the new Third Republic (Troisime Rpublique), reembraced an open-door, capitalist agenda in an attempt to...
		Albert Zafy was born in Antsiranana in northern Madagascar.
	www.amazon.com /phrase/Zafy-Albert (572 words)

	Madagascar's president wins election - Africa & Middle East - International Herald Tribune
		Meanwhile, Ramilison confirmed that police on Friday afternoon entered the property of former President Albert Zafy as part of an ongoing police investigation into the whereabouts of General Randrianafidisoa, who uses one name only and is known as Gen. Fidy, and opposition politician Pety Rakotoniaina.
		L'Expresse newspaper reported that political documents had been seized in the raid, and quoted Zafy as saying he had been informed the raid was in the interests of national security.
		Zafy became president of the country in 1993, defeating Didier Ratsiraka.
	www.iht.com /articles/ap/2006/12/09/africa/AF_POL_Madagascar_Elections.php (695 words)

	1996 Human Rights Report: Madagascar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Madagascar completed its transition from 16 years of authoritarian Socialist rule with the free and fair election of Albert Zafy as President in 1993.
		In December former president Didier Ratsiraka defeated Zafy in a runoff presidential election.
		Albert Zafy was elected to a 5-year term as President in 1992 in the first election under the current constitution.
	www.usemb.se /human/human96/madagasc.html (3817 words)

	Timeline Madacascar
		Didier Rastiraka soon agreed to new elections that were won by Albert Zafy, a heart surgeon.
		Zafy reversed the economic reforms begun by Rastiraka.
		Albert Zafy and Prime Minister Francisque Ravony balked at an economic overhaul ordered by the Int’l.
	timelines.ws /countries/MADAGASCAR.HTML (1257 words)

	History of Madagascar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		A new constitution was approved in August 1992 in the aftermath of a large-scale popular demonstration against the Ratsiraka regime.
		Albert Zafy beat Ratsiraka in the february 1993 presidential elections.
		After the new president had been in office for 2 years, the national Assembly impeached Albert Zafy who had encouraged a referendum extending presidential power while weakening that of the Assembly.
	www.madagascar-ilaytours.com /histoire.php (527 words)

	Madagascar - Atlapedia Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		On Nov. 25, 1992 the first round of Presidential elections were held and resulted in Albert Zafy falling short of a majority with Ratsiraka close behind.
		On Feb. 10, 1993 Zafy won the second round of Presidential election with 66% of the vote.
		On March 9, 1993 Zafy was inaugurated as President and in May resigned as chairman of the National Union for Democracy and Development in accordance with the constitution.
	www.atlapedia.com /online/countries/madagasc.htm (1219 words)

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