The ambassador of Russia to Madagascar is the official representative of the president and the government of the Russian Federation to the president and the government of Madagascar.
The ambassador and his staff work at large in the Russian embassy in Antananarivo. The current Russian ambassador to Madagascar is , incumbent since 2 December 2020. The ambassador to Madagascar has had dual accreditation as the non-resident ambassador to the Comoros since 1993.
History of diplomatic relations
Diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union and Madagascar were established on 29 September 1972. Relations were initially handled through the Soviet embassy in Paris, with the Soviet ambassador to France dually accredited to what was then the Malagasy Republic, and from 1975, the Democratic Republic of Madagascar. The first ambassador, Pyotr Abrasimov, was appointed on 20 December 1972. He was succeeded by Stepan Chervonenko as ambassador to France with concurrent accreditation to Madagascar in 1973. The embassy in Antananarivo was opened in 1974, and on 20 March 1974 Alexander Alexeyev was appointed as the first ambassador solely accredited to Madagascar.
With the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, Madagascar recognised the Russian Federation as its successor state. The incumbent Soviet ambassador, , continued as the Russian ambassador until April 1993. He was succeeded by Yuri Merzlyakov, who in December 1993, was given concurrent accreditation as the ambassador to the Comoros. Prior to this, the ambassador to Seychelles had been concurrently accredited to the Comoros.
List of representatives of Russia to Madagascar (1972–present) Ambassadors of the Soviet Union to Madagascar (1972–1991) NameTitleAppointmentTerminationNotesPyotr AbrasimovAmbassador20 December 1972 9 April 1973Concurrently ambassador to FranceCredentials presented on 29 December 1972Stepan ChervonenkoAmbassador3 July 1973 20 March 1974Concurrently ambassador to FranceCredentials presented on 24 August 1973 Alexander AlexeyevAmbassador20 March 19747 June 1980 Credentials presented on 8 June 1974 Ambassador7 June 1980 20 October 1986Credentials presented on 12 June 1980 Ambassador20 October 198611 October 1989Ambassador11 October 198925 December 1991
Ambassadors of the Russian Federation to Madagascar (1991–present) NameTitleAppointmentTerminationNotesAmbassador25 December 199129 April 1993Yuri MerzlyakovAmbassador29 April 199316 May 1997Ambassador16 May 19974 June 2001 Ambassador4 June 2001 16 February 2006Ambassador16 February 200619 June 2013Ambassador19 June 20132 December 2020 Credentials presented on 11 September 2013Ambassador2 December 2020 Credentials presented on 7 April 2021
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