Sat, 21 Jan 2012 18:00:02 +0100 (Reuters) - Former Madagascar leader Marc Ravalomanana arrives to speak to journalists at the O.R Tambo airport in Johannesburg January 21, 2012. Madagascar's exiled former leader Ravalomanana was back where he started on Saturday after a plane flying him home was ordered to turn around mid-flight and returned to Johannesburg's main international airport. Ravalomanana's second failed bid in less than a year to return could have ended in his arrest and would have stoked political tensions on the impoverished Indian Ocean island. He has been in self-imposed exile for almost 3 years since his toppling in a military coup. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko (SOUTH AFRICA - Tags: POLITICS)
Exiled former president of Madagascar Marc Ravalomanana looks ...
Sun, 08 Jan 2012 20:00:02 +0100 (Reuters) - Exiled former president of Madagascar Marc Ravalomanana looks on during the ANC's centenary celebration in Bloemfontein January 8, 2012. South Africa's ruling ANC celebrated its 100th birthday on Sunday. The long-banned liberation movement took power in 1994 after Nelson Mandela negotiated an end to apartheid with the white-minority government. Capitalising on its role as the standard bearer in the fight against apartheid, the party has dominated politics since then, but bitter faction-fighting and accusations of rampant corruption have raised questions about how long it will continue to lead Africa's biggest economy. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko (SOUTH AFRICA - Tags: POLITICS ANNIVERSARY)
Anti-riot police block supporters of Madagascar's exiled ...
Sun, 20 Feb 2011 02:20:06 +0100 (Reuters) - Anti-riot police block supporters of Madagascar's exiled leader Marc Ravalomanana demonstrating on the road leading to the airport in Antananarivo February 19, 2011. Madagascar's security forces fired teargas to disperse crowds of supporters of the former president camped out near the capital's international airport on Saturday and expecting his return. REUTERS/Faniry Clarel Rasoanaivo (MADAGASCAR - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
Madagascar’s ousted president Marc Ravalomanana speaks at a ...
Sat, 19 Feb 2011 09:20:02 +0100 (Canadian Press) - Madagascar’s ousted president Marc Ravalomanana speaks at a news conference in Johannesburg, Thursday Feb. 17, 2011. Ravalomanana said Thursday he will attempt to return from exile in South Africa despite facing a life sentence in prison, as the regime that forced him out in a coup vowed to keep order on the Indian Ocean island nation. (AP Photo/Denis Farrell)
Madagascar's ousted president Marc Ravalomanana attends ...
Thu, 17 Feb 2011 11:50:02 +0100 (Reuters) - Madagascar's ousted president Marc Ravalomanana attends a meeting in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa, November 3, 2009. REUTERS/Irada Humbatova/Files