BREAKING!!!!!: Military Uprising Underway In Madagascar -- News Updates March 16, 2009


Madagascar: Is A Coup Underway? -- Foreign Policy Blog
After several months of opposition protests, now, Madagascar president Marc Ravalomanana has been forced to camp outside of the capital while tanks and gunmen break into his presidential compound. Opposition leader Andry Rajoelina has proclaimed himself leader, having appointed prime ministers and a cabinet. And he has called for the current president's arrest with the apparent support of at least part of the army.

Rajoelina claims all this is not a coup d'etat, but... can he suggest a better name?

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More News On Madagascar

Dozens of soldiers seize a palace in Madagascar -- Yahoo News/AP
Army storms Madagascar presidential palace -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Army storms Madagascan presidency -- Yahoo News/AFP
Army Occupies Madagascar Presidential Palace -- Voice Of America

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