Military takes over government – President Rajoelina fled

14 October 2025

Lerato Khumalo

Coup in Antananarivo

Military announces takeover of power in Madagascar

October 14, 2025 – 3:57 p.mReading time: 1 min.

There is political unrest in Madagascar and the president has fled. Now the military intervenes.

In Madagascar, the military announced the takeover of power after protests and impeachment proceedings against fugitive President Andry Rajoelina. An officer from the Capsat special unit announced in front of the presidential palace in the capital Antananarivo that the constitution had been suspended and a presidential council made up of members of the army and gendarmerie had been set up.

Lerato Khumalo

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