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  • Madagascar toppled by military coup as youth-led protests force out President Rajoelina

    Madagascar toppled by military coup as youth-led protests force out President Rajoelina

    Overview: A Coup Ends President Rajoelina’s Rule In a dramatic turn of events, Madagascar’s President Andry Rajoelina was toppled Tuesday in a military coup that followed weeks of sustained youth-led protests across the Indian Ocean island. Moments after parliament voted to impeach him, the leader of the CAPSAT military unit declared that the armed forces,…