<page_title> List of Presidents of Madagascar </page_title> <section_title> List </section_title> <table> <cell> Democratic Republic of Madagascar <col_header> № </col_header> <col_header> Name (Birth–Death) </col_header> <col_header> Portrait </col_header> <col_header> Tenure </col_header> <col_header> Elected </col_header> <col_header> Political affiliation </col_header> <col_header> Prime Minister(s) </col_header> <col_header> Took office </col_header> <col_header> Left office </col_header> <col_header> Time in office </col_header> <col_header> 1 </col_header> <col_header> Philibert Tsiranana (1912–1978) </col_header> <col_header>  </col_header> <col_header> 2 </col_header> <col_header> Philibert Tsiranana (1912–1978) </col_header> <col_header>  </col_header> <col_header> 3 </col_header> <col_header> Gabriel Ramanantsoa (1906–1979) </col_header> <col_header>  </col_header> <col_header> 4 </col_header> <col_header> Richard Ratsimandrava (1931–1975) </col_header> <col_header>  </col_header> <col_header> 5 </col_header> <col_header> Gilles Andriamahazo (1919–1989) </col_header> <col_header>  </col_header> <col_header> 6 </col_header> <col_header> Didier Ratsiraka (1936–) </col_header> <col_header>  </col_header> </cell> <cell> Didier Ratsiraka (1936–) <col_header> Name (Birth–Death) </col_header> <col_header> Left office </col_header> <col_header> Philibert Tsiranana (1912–1978) </col_header> <col_header> Philibert Tsiranana (1912–1978) </col_header> <col_header> Gabriel Ramanantsoa (1906–1979) </col_header> <col_header> Richard Ratsimandrava (1931–1975) </col_header> <col_header> Gilles Andriamahazo (1919–1989) </col_header> <col_header> Didier Ratsiraka (1936–) </col_header> <row_header> 7 </row_header> </cell> <cell> 30 December 1975 <col_header> Tenure </col_header> <row_header> 7 </row_header> <row_header> Didier Ratsiraka (1936–) </row_header> </cell> </table>
Didier Ratsiraka was president in December, 1975 and inaugurated into Madagascar's Republic.