High Transitional Authority

The High Transitional Authority (Malagasy: Fitondrana Avon'ny Tetezamita (FAT); French: Haute autorité de transition or HAT) was a provisional executive body that came to power in Madagascar following the coup that forced Marc Ravalomanana to leave the country on March 17, 2009, as a result of the 2009 Malagasy protests.

On September 17, 2011, a "Roadmap for Ending the Crisis in Madagascar," was signed by opposition leaders that was backed by the Southern African Development Community, or SADC.

This resolution aimed at creating a stable government once more, and ending the political crisis that endured in Madagascar.

The presidential elections in December were a runoff between Jean Louis Robinson and Hery Rajaonarimampianina, the top two candidates to emerge from the first round of voting in October.

[4] The Beriziky government includes the following members (party affiliation in parentheses):[5] The HAT Prime Minister before October 2011 was General Camille Vital.