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The people of 29 September
5 people in 5 stories, 29 deaths recorded, 2025
Andry Rajoelina
President of Madagascar (2009–2014; 2019–2025)
Madagascar president Andry Rajoelina dismisses Prime Minister Christian Ntsay and his cabinet following protests over electricity and water shortages that left dozens dead and injured, while announcing an interim government until a replacement is appointed.
Politics · 29 Sep · with Christian Ntsay
Wavel Ramkalawan
5th President of Seychelles
Seychelles will hold a second-round presidential election after neither of the leading candidates, incumbent president Wavel Ramkalawan and opposition leader Patrick Herminie, obtains 50% of the vote.
Politics · 29 Sep · with Patrick Herminie
Vladimir Putin
Leader of Russia since 1999
Russian president Vladimir Putin signs a law denouncing and leaving the European Convention against Torture, after the country left the Council of Europe in 2022.
World · 29 Sep
Rosa Villavicencio
Colombian economist and politician (born 1962)
Colombian foreign minister Rosa Villavicencio renounces her United States visa in response to the U.S. State Department's cancellation of President Gustavo Petro's visa.
World · 29 Sep · with Gustavo Petro
Zaldy Co
Filipino businessman and politician (born 1970)
Ako Bicol representative Zaldy Co resigns from the Philippine House of Representatives after being implicated in alleged corruption involving flood control projects.
Politics · 29 Sep
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