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This is a picture of Political Activist Rene Theodore.
Born in Ouanaminthe, he was a member of the Haitian Unified Communist Party

Rene Theodore was forced into exile in 1967 during Francois Duvalier and then his son, Jean-Claude reign

He is the Grandson of Former President Davilmar Theodore.

Rene Theodore lived in France and Russia. In Rusia, he worked as an anchorman for Radio Moscow's Creole news broadcasts.

Rene Theodore died of lung cancer June 2003 at age 62

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Born in Jeremie on August 16, 1936, Adrien Sansaricq lives most of his life in cuba. He is a true believer of fighting for the powerless.

Adrien studied between 1951 and 1955 in St. Louis de Gonzague School in Port au Prince. He devoted himself to help others

Adrien Sansaricq studied Medicine to address the human suffering of the Haitians. He studied in Mexico for first five years at the School of Medicine.

He arrived in Cuba in 1962, after participating in a delegation to the eighth World Festival of Youth and Students in Helsinki

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Alexandre Dumas is also known as Alexandre Dumas, père. His father was born in the island Of Saint-Domingue, known today as Haiti. The father is a mix from a French nobleman and a black slave woman from Saint-Domingue.
After the election of Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte in 1851 in France, Alexandre Dumas left France for Belgium, where he stayed for several years.
He then moved to Russia and then to Italy. he finally returned to Paris in 1864.
His most popular work was novels of high adventure.
This work was translated into nearly 100 languages, and he is the most widely read French authors in history. Other work from Alexandre Dumas include The Count of Monte Cristo, The Three Musketeers, Twenty Years After, and The Vicomte de Bragelonne

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Here is a picture of the Haitian President Michel Martelly.

As a musician for over 25 years, "Sweet Micky" procuced several music albums. In May, 2013, he took the time to register his music at the Haitian Office of Copyright (BHDA),

This new institution was created in 2005 to protect the rights of artists and authors in Haiti

This action is to be served as an example for artists, composers and writers

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Here is the three major Haitian candidates running in the North Miami election 2013

The mayoral runoff is between Lucie Tondreau and Kevin Burns.

In District 3, you have two Haitian candidates who have been qualified for run-off. The political newcomer Philippe Bien-Aime is facing in the runoff Jacques Despinosse, a former city councilman.

Bien-Aime received 41.3 percent of the votes, compared with Despinosse, who received 27.4 percent.

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This is a picture of U.S. Congresswoman Maxine Waters. With 19 other congressmen, together they addressed a letter to Ban Ki-moon regarding taking responsibilities for spreading cholera in Haiti.

Here is the complete list of the U.S. authorities who signed the letter: Maxine Waters ; Barbara Lee ; Yvette D. Clarke ; Frederica S. Wilson ; Jan Schakowsky ; John Conyers, Jr. ; Alcee L. Hastings ; Charles B. Rangel ; Corrine Brown ; Donald M. Payne, Jr. ; Bobby L. Rush ; Wm. Lacy Clay ; Raúl M. Grijalva ; Debbie Wasserman Schultz ; John Lewis ; Gregory W. Meeks ; Donna F. Edwards ; Keith Ellison ; Carolyn B. Maloney"

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Here is a picture of President Michel Martelly taken with some of the people who contributed enormously to the Haitian culture.

The president paid tribute im May 203 to four of those personalities. The people included in this picture includes Father Jean Antoine (Pere Sicot), musician Raoul Guillaume

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This is a picture of the singer Suzanna Lubrano, an accomplished Zouk Singer.

Born on November 10, 1975, She began to think seriously about music as a career when she turned 18. She is an accomplished Zouk Singer who is from Cape Verdean

Suzanna Lubrano was able to produce several music albums that have reached the success of gold and platinum.

She won several international awards for her music.

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This Thursday, At Parc Canne a Sucre, The event of the year was taking place. Livres en Folie, a cultural event that brings together more than 170 writers in one place. In a country with more than 70percent of the population is unable to read, many would not thing an event such as Book Fair would bring all these people there

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Here is a picture of the Haitian International artist Luck Mervill at Livres en Folie that was taking place at Parc Canne A Sucre in 2013.

Livres en Folies has reached a level never seen before in Haiti. Every year, there are new writers requesting to particilate. It is a place for writers to expose their new books.
It is being held this year at Heritage Park Cane a Sucre. This is their 16th edition of Books Madness
The Fair is a joint venture between Unibank and Nouvelliste. In 2013, it was noted more than 1,075 titles were on sale. I tis a bargain as prices are reduced to sometimes more than 40%

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