Madagascar: Defunct political parties
Updated June 2010
Parties ordered by date of founding.
| Party | Remarks |
|---|---|
| Mouvement Démocratique de la Rénouvation Malgache (MDRM) Democratic Movement for Malagasy Renewal |
Leader: Joseph Raseta. Founded 22 Feb 1946; Suppressed 10 May 1947 |
| Parti Démocratique de Madagascar (PDM) Democratic party of Madagascar |
Leaders: Pastor Ravelojaona, Gabriel Razafintsalama Founded 2 June 1946; suppressed October 1946 |
| Parti des déshérités de Madagascar (PADESM) Party of the Marginalised of Madagascar |
Leader: Philibert Tsiranana Founded June 1946; split in Dec 1956 into PSD and UDSM |
| Parti social démocrate Malgache et Comosien(PSD) Social Democratic Party |
Leader: Philibert Tsiranana Founded 28 Dec 1956; merged with the USM in 1974 to form PSM |
| Union des Socialistes Malgaches (USM) Malagasy Socialist Union |
Leader: André Resampa Founded 1971; merged with the PSD in 1974 to form PSM |
| Parti socialiste malgache (PSM) Malagasy Socialist Party |
Leader: Philibert Tsiranana Founded 1974 as a merger of PSD and USM; banned in late 1975 |