2025 Malagasy protests in the context of "2025 Malagasy coup d'état"

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⭐ Core Definition: 2025 Malagasy protests

Protests have occurred across Madagascar since September 2025, focused in the capital of Antananarivo. The protests were triggered by frequent water and power outages in the city. Homes of high-profile politicians have been targeted. The protests have also spread to other cities across Madagascar.

Since 25 September, 22 people including protesters and civilians have been killed due to both security forces' response or due to looting and general disorder. Commercial areas and public facilities of major cities have experienced looting and vandalism. After removing his energy minister on 26 September, Malagasy President Andry Rajoelina announced the dissolution of the government of Prime Minister Christian Ntsay on 29 September. On 6 October 2025 he appointed military general Ruphin Zafisambo as the new Prime Minister. On 11 October, units of the Madagascar Armed Forces carried out a coup d'état in support of the protests.

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👉 2025 Malagasy protests in the context of 2025 Malagasy coup d'état

On 12 October 2025, CAPSAT, an elite unit of the Madagascar Armed Forces, overthrew the government of President Andry Rajoelina, the culmination of a protest movement which began in late September. The unit urged the rest of the military to join them and the capital Antananarivo was seized with little resistance. Later that day, the president of the Senate was removed and CAPSAT's nominee for chief of the armed forces was accepted by the civilian authorities.

On 13 October, President Andry Rajoelina fled the country under disputed circumstances, and from an undisclosed location ordered the dissolution of the National Assembly the next day. The legislative body ignored Rajoelina and proceeded to impeach him. Later that day, the military announced that it was taking power and dissolved numerous political institutions except the National Assembly. On 17 October, CAPSAT colonel Michael Randrianirina was inaugurated as interim president.

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2025 Malagasy protests in the context of 2025

2025 (MMXXV) is the current year, and is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2025th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 25th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 6th year of the 2020s decade.

So far, the year has seen an escalation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which began peace negotiations involving Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump. The Gaza war, including a famine and humanitarian crisis, as well as the Sudanese civil war, also continued throughout the year. Internal crises in Armenia, Bangladesh, Ecuador, France, Georgia, Germany, Haiti, Peru, Somalia, and South Korea continued into this year, with the latter leading to President Yoon Suk Yeol's arrest and removal from office. The year has also seen a wave of protests predominantly led by Generation Z, with some, like those in Nepal and Madagascar, resulting in the overthrow of governments. Several brief conflicts out of longstanding tensions emerged mid-year—India–Pakistan in May, Iran–Israel in June, and Cambodia–Thailand in July, in which a leaked phone call involving Thai prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra and Cambodian senate president Hun Sen resulted in the removal of the former.

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