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Madagascar president appoints army general as PM to defuse protests
Madagascar’s President Andry Rajoelina on Monday named an army general as prime minister in a bid to calm growing unrest over his rule. Security forces fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of protesters in the capital Antananarivo, injuring at least one, according to AFP reporters.
