President · Madagascar
Albert Zafy
5 recorded engagements, 1994–1996: 5 visits and 2 signed agreements.
Biography
President of Madagascar from 1993 to 1996
Albert Zafy (1 May 1927 – 13 October 2017) was a Malagasy politician and educator who served as the fourth president of Madagascar from 1993 to 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.
== Early life and early career ==
Zafy was born in Ambilobe, Diana Region on 1 May 1927. He studied at the University of Montpellier in France.
He married Thérèse Zafy during the 1960s in a traditional Antankarana wedding ceremony. The couple had three children - Aimé Zafy, Sylvie Zafy, and Richard "Titus" Zafy.
After his return to Madagascar he became Minister of Public Health and Social Affairs under Gabriel...
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Where they travelled
Madagascar Visited or called (darker = more often)
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Activity by year
Signed agreements
Where the agreement's title was not recorded, its type or category is shown, as coded in the dataset.
| Date | Partner | What was signed |
|---|---|---|
| 1994-08-29 | Mauritius | Functional cooperation |
| 1996-05-08 | Indonesia | Functional cooperation |
Every recorded engagement
| Date | Type | Destination | Agreements |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994-05-15 – 1994-05-18 | Visit | France · Paris | |
| 1994-08-29 – 1994-09-01 | Visit | Mauritius · Port Louis | Agreement signedFunctional cooperation |
| 1995-10-23 | Visit | France · Paris | |
| 1995-10-24 | Visit Summit | United States of America · New York | |
| 1996-05-08 – 1996-05-11 | Visit | Indonesia · Jakarta | Agreement signedFunctional cooperation |
Cite this profile
Ozturk, Y., Atabas, H., Guler, E., Duyar, B., & Yucel, R. (2026). Leaders' Visits & Agreements Database [Data set]. Africa Foundation. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22898778 [Albert Zafy leader profile. Accessed 26 September 2026. https://lead-database.netlify.app/leaders/albert-zafy.html]