1965 Malagasy presidential election

1965 Malagasy presidential election

30 March 1965 1972 →

Nominee Philibert Tsiranana Joseph Raseta Party PSD FIPIMA Popular vote 2,451,441 54,814 Percentage 97.78% 2.19%

President before election Philibert Tsiranana PSD Elected President Gabriel Ramanantsoa PSD

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Presidential elections were held for the first time in Madagascar on 30 March 1965.^[1] Incumbent President Philibert Tsiranana of the Social Democratic Party dominated the campaign and was elected with 98% of the vote.