Albert Zafy, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Albert Zafy

President of Madagascar

Date of Birth: 01-May-1927

Place of Birth: Antsiranana Province, Madagascar

Date of Death: 13-Oct-2017

Profession: politician

Nationality: Madagascar

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Albert Zafy (1 May 1927 – 13 October 2017) was a Malagasy politician and educator who served as President of Madagascar from 27 March 1993 to 5 September 1996.
In 1988, he founded the National Union for Democracy and Development (UNDD).In 1992, Zafy stood as a presidential candidate against President Didier Ratsiraka.
The election soon became a run-off between the two candidates.
In 1993, Zafy won the run-off election in a landslide, receiving 67% of the vote.
During his presidency, Zafy received poor polling numbers due to an economic decline with accusations of corruption in his office.
He was impeached in 1996 and then defeated by Ratsiraka in the 1996 presidential election.
After leaving office, Zafy remained active in politics as an opposition leader under successive administrations.