Justine Tsiranana (c. 1918 – 1 July 1999[1]) was a Malagasy public figure who served as the first First Lady of Madagascar from 1960 to 1972.
[2] She was the wife of the country's founding president, Philibert Tsiranana.
Originally a seamstress descending from the first translator of the Evangile in Tsimihety language, she married Philibert Tsiranana on January 29, 1933, in a Catholic wedding ceremony in the village of Antsirabe, Mandritsara District.
[2] In addition to her role as the country's first First Lady from 1960 to 1972, Tisranana served as the honorary president of the Red Cross of Madagascar.
[3] The award-winning red rose variety “Madame Tsiranana” was created in her honour by French rose nurser Paul Croix in 1970.