Rajaona Andriamananjara FAAS FTWAS (1 December 1943–30 September 2016) was a Malagasy professor of social and economic sciences.[1][2] He was the founder and director-general of Malagasy Institute of Planning Techniques and also the President of Madagascar's National Academy of Arts, Letters and Sciences (AcNALS).[3][4][5]
Professor Rajaona Andriamananjara | |
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| Born | 1 December 1943 Ambatomena, Madagascar |
| Died | September 30, 2016 (aged 72) |
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| Awards | Knight of the Order of Merit (Madagascar) |
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| Fields | Cultural Sciences, Humanities & Social Sciences |
| Institutions | International Monetary Fund |
Education
editAndriamananjara was born on 1 December 1943 in Ambatomena, Madagascar.[6] After his bachelor's degree from Princeton University in 1966,[7] Andriamananjara obtained two Master's degrees in International Affairs and Economics from George Washington University and University of Michigan in 1967 and 1969 respectively. He received his doctorate from the latter institution in 1971.[1][8]
Career
editAndriamananjara worked as an economist with the International Monetary Fund. He also worked with Madagascar's government as the adviser in the Directorate of Planning, director general of planning in the Ministry of Finance and Planning, and founding director general of the Institute of Madagascar for Techniques of Planning.[3][8] He was a member of Malagasy Ethics Committee for Science and Technology (CMEST) and the president of Madagascar's National Academy of Arts, Letters and Sciences.[5][4]
Death
editAndriamananjara died of pancreatic cancer on 30 September 2016.[8]
Awards and honours
editAndriamananjara was elected as a fellow of African Academy of Sciences in 2006,[1] and the World Academy of Sciences in 2010.[2] He was a member of the Malagasy Ethics Committee for Science and Technology (CMEST) and was the president of Madagascar's National Academy of Arts, Letters and Sciences (2002–2016).[5][4][9]
Andriamananjara was awarded the Madagascar Knight of the Order of Merit, and AFGRAD Alumni Awards presented by America Institute of the USA.[1]
Selected publications
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- Andriamananjara, R. (1973). Labour Mobilisation in Morocco. The Journal of Modern African Studies, 11(1), 145–151.[10]
- Andriamanerasoa, Nirina, and Rajaona Andriamananjara. "POUR UN DÉVELOPPEMENT AU SERVICE DES MASSES DES PAYS SOUS-DÉVELOPPÉS". Revue Tiers Monde, vol. 18, no. 71, 1977, pp. 481–92. JSTOR[11]
- Rajaona Andriamananjara: Economic Development Cycles In Madagascar, 1950–1990.[12]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Andriamananjara Rajaona | The AAS". www.aasciences.africa. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
- ^ a b "Andriamananjara, Rajaona". TWAS. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
- ^ a b "Délégation Permanente de Madagascar auprès de l'UNESCO". madagascar-unesco.com. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
- ^ a b c Partnership (IAP), the InterAcademy. "Madagascar's National Academy of Arts, Letters and Sciences (AcNALS)". www.interacademies.org. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
- ^ a b c Partnership (IAP), the InterAcademy. "Rajaona Andriamananjara". www.interacademies.org. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
- ^ Yumpu.com. "FINAL REPORT PROJECT DESIGN AND PLANNING PROGRAM ..." yumpu.com. Retrieved 2022-12-04.
- ^ "Rajaona Andriamananjara '66". Princeton Alumni Weekly. 2020-09-26. Retrieved 2022-12-04.
- ^ a b c "Rajaona Andriamananjara '66". Princeton Alumni Weekly. 2020-09-26. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
- ^ Partnership (IAP), the InterAcademy. "Rajaona Andriamananjara". www.interacademies.org. Retrieved 2022-12-04.
- ^ Andriamananjara, Rajaona (1973). "Labour Mobilisation in Morocco". The Journal of Modern African Studies. 11 (1): 145–151. doi:10.1017/S0022278X00008156. ISSN 0022-278X. JSTOR 159880. S2CID 153561422.
- ^ Andriamanerasoa, Nirina; Andriamananjara, Rajaona (1977). "POUR UN DÉVELOPPEMENT AU SERVICE DES MASSES DES PAYS SOUS-DÉVELOPPÉS". Revue Tiers Monde. 18 (71): 481–492. doi:10.3406/tiers.1977.2730. ISSN 1293-8882. JSTOR 23589532.
- ^ "Economic Development Cycles In Madagascar, 1950-1990" (PDF).