Andrianarivo was born in
Ambositra,
Amoron'i Mania, in 1954. During Ratsiraka's first period in office (the Second Republic), Andrianarivo served in the government as Minister of Industry, Energy and Mines. Following Ratsiraka's victory in the
1996 presidential election, Andrianarivo became Deputy Prime Minister and
Minister responsible for Economy and Finance in the new government of Prime Minister
Pascal Rakotomavo, named on 27 February 1997; he was one of three deputy prime ministers, along with
Pierrot Rajaonarivelo and
Herizo Razafimahaleo. Following parliamentary elections held in May 1998, he was named Prime Minister by Ratsiraka in July to replace Rakotomavo. During the 2002 election dispute between Ratsiraka and
Marc Ravalomanana, which eventually led to Ratsiraka being forced into exile, Andrianarivo announced a state of emergency imposed by Ratsiraka following Ravalomanana's declaration that he was president on 22 February. In the following months the two rival governments struggled for control of the island. On 27 May 2002, Ravalomanana's forces raided the prime minister's residence in
Antananarivo — the last government building in the capital still under the control of the Ratsiraka government — and detained Andrianarivo; Ravalomanana's prime minister,
Jacques Sylla, took over the residence. In response, Ratsiraka said he would not participate in planned talks until Andrianarivo was released. and on 24 December, he was convicted of embezzlement and usurping powers and was sentenced to 12 years of hard labor. He was also fined 42 billion
Malagasy francs, Andrianarivo argued that, despite Ravalomanana's nomination of Sylla as Prime Minister, he remained legally Prime Minister until he was detained on 27 May 2002, due to the absence of a decree abrogating his nomination up to that point; he said that it had been necessary to withdraw the money for the payment of wages and other administrative purposes. According to
Amnesty International, the trial was "marred by irregularities". His health was also said to be poor at the time. In Ravalomanana's 2003 end of the year speech, he revealed that Andrianarivo was allowed to seek medical treatment abroad. In France, Andrianarivo met with former President
Albert Zafy on 11 June 2007; Zafy had also met with Ratsiraka and former Deputy Prime Minister
Pierrot Rajaonarivelo in the previous days. Andrianarivo and Ratsiraka met with Zafy again on 25 June. Tantely Andrianarivo died in Paris on 31 August 2023, at the age of 69. ==References==