Madagascar's ex-president Ravalomanana holds rally in France Marc Ravalomanana, the former president of Madagascar who was overthrown and forced into exile in 2009, attends a rally with his TIM party (Tiako I Madagasikara, 'I Love Madagascar') and Malagasy diaspora in Savigny-le-Temple, a suburb of Paris. The former head of state has already announced that he will be a candidate in the next presidential election, which is set to take place towards the end of 2018. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES