About Justine Tsiranana
Lived 1918 – 1999 (aged 80–81). Justine Tsiranana was a politician.
Justine Tsiranana (c. 1918 – 1 July 1999 ) was a Malagasy public figure who served as the first First Lady of Madagascar from 1960 to 1972. She was the wife of the country's founding president, Philibert Tsiranana.
Tsiranana was born Justine Kalotody. Originally a seamstress descending from the first translator of the Evangile in Tsimihety language, she married Philibert Tsiranana on January 29, 1933, in a Catholic wedding ceremony in the village of Antsirabe, Mandritsara District.
The award-winning red rose variety “Madame Tsiranana” was created in her honour by French rose nurser Paul Croix in 1970.
Honors Order of the Golden Heart Presidential Award (6 August 1964)
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Malagasy politician
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Justine Tsiranana was born in 1918.
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Justine Tsiranana died on 1 July 1999.
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Justine Tsiranana was a politician.
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Justine Tsiranana's recorded nationality: Madagascar.
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