2024 in Madagascar
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This article is about events in the year 2024 in Madagascar
Events
- 2 February – Parliament passes a law allowing chemical castration and surgical castration for those convicted of raping a minor.[1]
- 27 March – At least 18 people are killed after Cyclone Gamane makes landfall in Vohemar District.[2][3]
- 29 May – 2024 Malagasy parliamentary election: The ruling TGV party loses its majority in the National Assembly.[4]
- May: Independent MP Marie Jeanne d’Arc Masy Goulamaly is arrested after filing complaints of electoral irregularities. She is released after several days.[5]
- 28 June – The government promulgates the implementing decree of a new mining code, developed with the World Bank, to clarify permit rules and increase state royalties from 2% to 5%.[6]
- 2 October – The Ambatovy mine shuts down its ore pipeline to a processing plant after damage is reported, with operations under assessment by majority shareholder Sumitomo Corporation.[7]
- 24 November – Two motorboats carrying Somali migrants capsize in the Indian Ocean near Nosy Be, killing 25 passengers.[8]
Holidays
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- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 8 March – International Women's Day
- 29 March – Martyrs' Day
- 1 April – Easter Monday
- 10 April – Eid al-Fitr
- 1 May – Labour Day
- 9 May – Ascension Day
- 20 May – Whit Monday
- 17 June – Eid al-Adha
- 26 June – Independence Day
- 15 August – Assumption Day
- 1 November – All Saints' Day
- 25 December – Christmas Day
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