Lucien Xavier Michel-Andrianarahinjaka

Lucien Xavier Michel-Andrianarahinjaka (30 December 1929 – 11 November 1997) was a Malagasy writer, poet, and politician.

In addition to his political career, he was a writer and poet, best known for his work involved the oral tradition of several Malagasy ethnic groups.

He was the son of Michel Joseph Randria (1903–1977), who was a member of the French Senate and the first mayor of Fianarantsoa Province.

[1] From 1936 to 1948, he studied at the Collège Saint Joseph Ambodisaina in Fianarantsoa, and from 1948 to 1952 he went to school in Antananarivo, the capital city.

[2] From 1976 to 1977 Michel-Andrianarahinjaka was the Charge for Information of Orientation and Relations with Institutions for the President's Council.