Who is Michael Randrianirina, the colonel who toppled Madagascar’s president?

Colonel Michael Randrianirina, a senior officer in Madagascar’s elite CAPSAT military unit, took control of the African island nation on Tuesday after President Andry Rajoelina fled following weeks of youth-led protests. The officer, once jailed for mutiny, has suspended key state institutions and said it could take up to two years to hold elections.

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