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Tsiranana

American  
[tsee-rah-nah-nah] / tsiˈrɑ nɑ nɑ /

noun

  1. Philibert 1910–78, president of the Malagasy Republic (now Madagascar) 1959–72.


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"We all say we are neutral, but we all favor anybody who helps us," Tsiranana said.

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In the course of his own 85-minute harangue, President Tsiranana offered purgatives for a few other African diseases.

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From Madagascar, southernmost state in the French African Community, Premier Philibert Tsiranana declared: "There is no longer any reason for the war to go on in Algeria."

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Earlier this year, Tsiranana was re-elected unopposed to a third term.

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Beware of raising armies," Tsiranana warned, "for they can overthrow us.

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