Marcelle Larguier Explained

Marcelle Larguier
Office:First Lady of Madagascar
Term Label:In role
Term Start:11 October 1972
Term End:5 February 1975
Predecessor:Justine Tsiranana
Successor:Thérèse Ratsimandrava
President:Gabriel Ramanantsoa
Office2:Spouse of the Prime Minister of Madagascar
Term Label2:In role
Term Start2:11 October 1972
Term End2:5 February 1975
Primeminister2:Gabriel Ramanantsoa
Predecessor2:Position Reestablished
Successor2:Position Abolished
Spouse:Gabriel Ramanantsoa (1934–1979; his death)
Nationality: Malagasy
French

Marcelle Larguier was a Malagasy political figure who served as the second First Lady of Madagascar from 1972 to 1975 during the presidency of her husband, General Gabriel Ramanantsoa.[1]

Larguier held French nationality.[2] She married Ramanantsoa on 26 May 1934, at a Catholic Church in the Faravohitra neighborhood of Antananarivo.[1] The couple had four children - Monique, Christian, Jean-Pierre and Gérard.[1]

Ramanantsoa's presidency was marked by a period of ethnic and political turmoil in Madagascar.[2] In response, Larguier, a French national and Madagascar's second first lady, maintained a low political profile and refrained from taking public stands on controversial issues during her tenure.[2]

Larguier survived her husband, who died on 9 May 1979.[1]

Notes and References

  1. News: Madagascar First ladies : De Justine à Voahangy, en passant par les deux Thérèse . Madagate.com . 2014-02-14 . 2018-08-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171015120738/http://www.madagate.org/reportages/manifestation/3911-madagascar-first-ladies-de-justine-a-voahangy-en-passant-par-les-deux-therese.html . 2017-10-15 . live.
  2. News: Saint-Valentin : Gros plan sur les premières dames malgaches . Ma-TV . 2014-02-13 . 2018-08-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180805155309/http://matv.mg/saint-valentin-gros-plan-sur-les-premieres-dames-malgaches/ . 2018-08-05 . live.