 When PSD figurehead Philibert Tsiranana was elected Madagascar's first president on 1 May 1959, Resampa became the party's Secretary General; in this role, he spearheaded the revival of the traditional body of local government, the "fokonolona", and led a successful effort to dramatically increase party membership.Bara society is structured into numerous loosely affiliated groups based on common ancestors.These were clustered into five main tribes.