In the second round, held on February 10, 1993, Zafy won the presidency with 66. 74 % of the vote ; he took office in late March.

Zafy subsequently won a seat in the May 1998 parliamentary election, becoming the oldest deputy in the National Assembly.

Zafy was impeached in 1996, and Ratsiraka, who had been in exile in France, achieved a political comeback in late 1996 when he won that year's presidential election, running as the candidate of the AREMA party.

After Didier Ratsiraka took power in 1975, Zafy resigned from the government and joined the University of Madagascar.

Zafy led an attempt to impeach Ratsiraka in early 1998, accusing him of various charges, including perjury and nepotism ; he also accused Ratsiraka of violating the constitution in his moves toward decentralization and the strengthening of the presidency at the expense of the National Assembly's power.

Members of the opposition, including Zafy, unsuccessfully attempted to impeach Ratsiraka in February 1998, accusing him of violating the constitution through decentralizing reforms that would increase his own power at the expense of that of the National Assembly.

Rajoelina's government initially barred Zafy and others from returning to Madagascar after the talks, but later he was allowed to return.

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.

On September 5, Zafy announced that he would leave office on October 10, and he described his impeachment as a " constitutional coup d ' état " that occurred a result of his criticism of the National Assembly.

In his 1996 campaign, Zafy blamed the problems faced by Madagascar during his presidency on his opponents and the International Monetary Fund, and he downplayed the charges against him that had led to his impeachment.

Zafy expressed his objections to the transitional government at a press conference on April 1, complaining that Rajoelina would not take his advice ; he also said that he would seek provincial autonomy.

On August 4, 2009, as part of negotiations for a solution to the political crisis, Zafy met with Rajoelina, Ravalomanana, and Ratsiraka, along with former Mozambican President Joaquim Chissano, who acted as mediator at the four day long mediation crisis talks held in Maputo.

He served as Foreign Minister himself from 1993 to 1996, under President Albert Zafy.

Zafy was detained for a week in late July 1991 and was met with a crowd of about 100, 000 supporters upon his release.

Ravony resigned in October 1995, and Zafy appointed Emmanuel Rakotovahiny, who was the head of the UNDD and had been Minister of State for Rural Development and Land Reform, in his place.

Zafy strongly criticized Ravalomanana and called for a new constitution.

Under the new constitution, the Malagasy public elected President Albert Zafy, President Didier Ratsiraka, and most recently President Marc Ravalomanana.

As president Zafy was frustrated by the restraints placed upon the powers of his office by the new constitution.

In the second round, held on December 29, Zafy narrowly lost to Ratsiraka, taking 49. 29 % of the vote and losing by about 45, 000 votes.

On August 4, 2009, Ratsiraka met with President of the High Authority of Transition of Madagascar Andry Rajoelina, as well as Ravalomanana ( who had himself been ousted and forced into exile ) and Zafy, in crisis talks mediated by former Mozambican President Joaquim Chissano and held in Maputo.

Didier Ratsiraka returned from exile on November 24, 2011, a move that was welcomed by the Rajoelina regime as well as by former presidents ( and former opponents ) Ravalomanana and Zafy.

** Albert Zafy defeats Didier Ratsiraka in the Madagascar presidential election.

The first multi-party elections came in 1993, with Albert Zafy defeating Ratsiraka.

Zafy ran on a ticket critical of the IMF and World Bank.

A number of already existing political parties and their leaders, among them Albert Zafy and Manandafy Rakotonirina, anchored this movement which was especially strong in Antananarivo and the surrounding high plateau.

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.

Albert Zafy ( born 1 May 1927 ) is a Malagasy politician.

Zafy was born in Ambilobe, Diana Region.

At a national conference of the opposition in 1990, Zafy was elected as President of the Committee of Active Forces ( CFV ), a cooperation group of several opposition parties, including Zafy's UNDD.

On July 16, 1991, the CFV declared the creation of an alternative government, with Zafy as its Prime Minister.

Zafy became head of the High Authority of the State, which, along with the Social and Economic Recovery Council, replaced the Supreme Revolutionary Council and the National Assembly during the 1991 – 1993 transitional period.

Zafy received some support in the second round from those who, despite their criticisms of Zafy, felt he was preferable to Ratsiraka, such as Interim President Norbert Ratsirahonana, who had unsuccessfully stood as a candidate in the first round.

Although England decisively won the Ashes 4 – 1, Bodyline caused such a furore in Australia that diplomats had to intervene to prevent serious harm to Anglo-Australian relations, and the MCC eventually changed the Laws of cricket to curtail the number of leg side fielders.

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