<page_title> List of Presidents of Madagascar </page_title> <section_title> List </section_title> <table> <cell> Third 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> <col_header> 7 </col_header> <col_header> Didier Ratsiraka (1936–) </col_header> <col_header>  </col_header> </cell> <cell> – <col_header> Elected </col_header> <row_header> 8 </row_header> <row_header> Didier Ratsiraka (1936–) </row_header> </cell> <cell> Albert Zafy (1927–2017) <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> <col_header> Didier Ratsiraka (1936–) </col_header> <col_header> Didier Ratsiraka (1936–) </col_header> <row_header> 9 </row_header> </cell> <cell> 27 March 1993 <col_header> Tenure </col_header> <row_header> 9 </row_header> <row_header> Albert Zafy (1927–2017) </row_header> </cell> <cell> 1992–93 <col_header> Elected </col_header> <row_header> 9 </row_header> <row_header> Albert Zafy (1927–2017) </row_header> </cell> </table>
The Third Republic officially was inaugurated on March 27, 1993, when Zafy was sworn in as president.