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ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar — Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina left the country after an elite military unit turned against the government in an apparent coup that followed weeks of youth-led protests , an opposition lawmaker in the Indian Ocean country said Monday.
The lawmaker"s comments came shortly before Rajoelina was due to appear on national television and radio to make a speech to the people of Madagascar.
The president’s office said his speech was scheduled to be broadcast at 7 p.m.
local time (1600 GMT), but was delayed after a group of soldiers attempted to take over the state broadcaster.
His office didn’t say if he was still in Madagascar amid reports he had fled on Sunday on a French military plane.
The anti-government protests, which were initially led by Gen-Z demonstrators, began on Sept.
25 but reached a turning point on Saturday when soldiers from the elite CAPSAT military unit accompanied protesters to a square in the capital, Antananarivo, and called for Rajoelina and several government ministers to step down.
The unit, which helped Rajoelina first come to pow

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