bertrand aristide

Here is a picture of the former FRAPH leader Louis Jodel Chamblain. He was involver in the 1991 coup d'etat to overtrow President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. Following the coup,however, Chamblain was reported to be involved in thousands of murders of Aristide's supporters. It is also reported that Louis Jodel Chamblain was second in command in FRAPH paramilitary group

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Here is a press conference give by Jean-Bertrand Aristide denied Passport request to return to Haiti. He was accompanied by his wife Mildred Aristide

Jean-Bertrand Aristide said: I am ready to leave today, tomorrow, at any time . He said that in light of the suffering of the Haitian people after the 2010 earthquake, his place is in Haiti to Help.

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Here is a picture of Jean-Bertrand Aristide and wife Mildred Aristide after their press conference. They were both denied Passport request to return to Haiti.

On January 19, 2010, three days after the surprise return of Jean-Claude Duvalier in Haiti, Aristide wants the same treatment.

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Here is a picture of the American President Bill Clinton and Jean-Bertrand Aristide as he was returning from exile in South Africa. The Haitian president was exiled twice and was able to return back to his country twice.

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Here is a picture of a good friend of the former Haitian president Jean-Bertrand Aristide. Randall Robinson is an African-American Lawyer who is well known for his stand on South Africa Apatheid. He is a supporter of Jean-Bertrand Aristide

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Here is a picture of US Congresswoman Maxine Waters. A day after the exile of the former Haitian president, Congress member Maxine Aalters stated that she received a call from Aristide that he was kidnapped

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Here is a picture of the Haitian activist in Miami Gerard Jean-Juste. He gained his renown for fighting for Haitian immigrants. He was very vocal during the Haitian boat people era in Miami. He also accused the American government of discrimination against the Haitian boat people.

Gerard Jean-Juste was a supporter of Jean-Bertrand Aristide

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Here is a picture of former President Bill Clinton and Jean-Bertrand Aristide. Thes two have a log history.

For most of the 1990s Haiti was often in the news as it just elected the populist priest Jean-Bertrand Aristide to the presidency position. However, one year later, Aristide was removed from power by a military coup.

Consequently many Haitians got on boats headed to the U.S. Promising to return Aristide into power when elected. Bill Clinton eventually returned Jean-Bertrand Aristide into power

For the first time in U.S. history, they used force to return a deposed president into power

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Here is a picture of a Lieutenant General of the Haitian Military. Raoul Cedras was one of the officers responsible for the Coup D'etat to remove Jean-Bertrand Aristide from power in 1991.

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Here is a picture of both Ira Kurzban and former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. He is the attorney for the president and was involved in getting his passport ready for his return. Ira Kurzban traveled to Haiti in February of 2011 to provde the required documentation for the passport

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