Lalao Ravalomanana

Lalao Ravalomanana
Ravalomanana in 2017
Mayor of Antananarivo
Assumed office
October 2015
Preceded by Olga Rasmimanana
First Lady of Madagascar
In office
May 6, 2002 – March 17, 2009
President Marc Ravalomanana
Preceded by Céline Ratsiraka
Succeeded by Mialy Rajoelina
Personal details
Born Lalao Harivelo Rakotonirainy
1953
Antananarivo
Political party I Love Madagascar
Spouse(s) Marc Ravalomanana (1974-Present)
Children Four

Neny Lalao Rakotonirainy Ravalomanana (born 1953) is a Malagasy businesswoman and politician. When her husband, Marc Ravalomanana, was President of Madagascar from 2002 to 2009, she was First Lady of Madagascar.

Lalao Ravalomanana and her husband, 2007

Ravalomanana was born Lalao Harivelo Rakotonirainy in Antananarivo.[1] She married Marc Ravalomanana in 1974 at a ceremony held in Imerikasinina.[2] The couple have four children: Josoa, Tojo, Sarah, and Maika.[2]

In April 2013, Lalao Ravalomanana put herself forward to run in the 2013 presidential election, an election in which her husband was barred from standing.[3][4][5] However, Ravalomanana, who had recently returned from exile in South Africa where she lived with her husband, was barred from running for not having lived in Madagascar for 6 months before the poll[6] Ravalomanana then publicly endorsed medical doctor and politician Jean Louis Robinson from Antananarivo.[7]

Since October 2015, Lalao Ravalomanana has been Mayor of Antananarivo.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Madagascar : Lalao Ravalomanana, au nom de Marc". Jeune Afrique. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Madagascar First ladies : De Justine à Voahangy, en passant par les deux Thérèse". Madagate.com. 2014-02-14. Archived from the original on 2017-10-15. Retrieved 2017-10-15.
  3. ↑ "LALAO RAVALOMANANA, Née RAKOTONIRAINY - " Moi présidente, lui gèrera Tiko "". L' express de Madagascar. Archived from the original on 26 June 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  4. ↑ "Wife of Madagascar's ousted president makes leadership bid". Reuters. 25 April 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  5. ↑ Iloniaina, Alain (2013-04-25). "Wife of Madagascar's ousted president makes leadership bid". Reuters. Archived from the original on 2017-10-15. Retrieved 2017-10-15.
  6. ↑ Polgreen, Lydia (18 August 2013). "Top Presidential Candidates Barred From Election in Madagascar". The New York Times. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
  7. ↑ "Mouvance Ravalomanana to Support Visionary Presidential Candidate". PR Newswire. 13 September 2013. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
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