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Madagascar opposition leader quits French residence
AFP - 2 hours 42 minutes ago
PARIS (AFP) - - Madagascar's opposition chief Andry Rajoelina, locked in a power struggle with the president, has left the French ambassador's residence where he had taken refuge last week, a French spokesman said Tuesday.
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Speaking in Paris, foreign ministry spokesman Frederic Desagneaux would not say where Rajoelina had gone, directing inquiries to the United Nations, which has placed him under its protection as it attempts to resolve the crisis.
Earlier, a French official had confirmed that the 34-year-old opposition leader had taken refuge in the French residence on Friday after Madagascan security forces tried to arrest him and ransacked his radio station.
"As I speak, this is no longer the case," Desagneaux said, stressing that Rajoelina had been protected at the request of the United Nations and with the knowledge and agreement of Madagascar's President Marc Ravalomanana.
Following the revelation of Rajoelina's whereabouts, a group of protesters had gathered outside the French embassy, but the spokesman said the situation had calmed down and the crowds had dispersed.
Earlier, a diplomat had said that Rajoelina would be taken to a bishop's residence, still under UN protection, but Desagneaux would not confirm this.
The opposition leader was ousted last month as mayor of Antananarivo after spearheading a campaign of protests to unseat the president, whom he accuses of running a dictatorship.
Both the United Nations and the African Union have dispatched envoys in a bid to defuse the crisis and prevent a repeat of violent clashes that have already killed close to 100 since the start of the year.
Ravalomanana's government drew international condemnation after security forces opened fire on protestors on February 7, killing 28 people.
Madagascar is one of the world's poorest countries and Rajoelina's criticism of the regime's economic and social policies has struck a chord with large portions of the population while angering Ravalomanana loyalists.
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Madagascar's opposition leader Andry Rajoelina waves to his supporters during a rally in the Madagascan capital Antananarivo in February. Rajoelina, locked in a power struggle with the president, has left the French ambassador's residence where he had taken refuge last week, a French spokesman said Tuesday.
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