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Dumarsais Estime and Francois Duvalier

Dumarsais Estime and Francois Duvalier

Here is a memorable picture of two Haitian Presidents, Dumarsais Estime and Francois Duvalier.

Born out of poor parent in Verrettes, Dumarsais Estime graduated from law school and practiced law for a short time before becoming a teacher. He went into exile during the government of Louis Borno. During the US occupation of haiti in 1915, Dumarsais Estime was one of the biggest critics

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Picture of Young Jean Claude Duvalier

Picture of Young Jean Claude Duvalier

Here is a picture of young Jean Claude Duvalier.

In April 1971, Jean Claude became president of Haiti at the age of 19 following the death of his father, Francois Duvalier. At the time, he becoming the world's youngest president

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Haitian president Boniface Alexandre

Haitian president Boniface Alexandre

This is a picture of the Haitian President Boniface Alexandre. During his presidency, Amnesty International reported excessive use of force by police in Haiti. Boniface Alexandre left power on May 14, 2006, after Haitian president Rene Preval was sworn in as president.

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Haitian President Rene Preval And U.S. Secretary Hillary Clinton

Haitian President Rene Preval And U.S. Secretary Hillary Clinton

U.S. Secretary Hillary Clinton meeting with Haitian President Rene Preval. During her visit she assured the Haitian people that the US will be working with the haitian government to provide assistance after the earthquake that took the lives of so many. She stated : to assist in every way we can.

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Canada Prime Minister Stephen Harper And Haitian President Rene Preval

Canada Prime Minister Stephen Harper And Haitian President Rene Preval

This is a picture of Canada's Prime minister in Haiti. Prime Minister Stephen Harper of Canada and Haitian President Rene Preval hold a joint news conference after holding bilateral talks at the airport outside the Haitian capital

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Haitian President Rene Preval And U.S. Speaker Nancy Pelosi

Haitian President Rene Preval And U.S. Speaker Nancy Pelosi

U.S. Speaker Nancy Pelosi meeting with Haitian president Rene Preval following the earthquake. She said: Our two countries have a strong friendship, so Members of Congress have met on many occasions with President Preval. On this occasion, we'll be focusing on assistance to Haiti in the wake of the earthquake.

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Haitian President Michel Martelly deleted Facebook comments about corruption

Haitian President Michel Martelly deleted Facebook comments about corruption

Here is a picture of Haitian President Michel Martelly. Facebook friend of the president, Florestal, posted a comment on his Facebook page. However, the comment was deleted by the person monitoring the account.

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Haitian President Rene Preval And President Bill Clinton

Haitian President Rene Preval And President Bill Clinton

A picture of former U.S. President Bill Clinton with Haitian President Rene Preval
Former president Bill Clinton was appointed by the U.N. as co-czar of Haiti's post-earthquake reconstruction. Prior to that, he was the United Nation's Special envoy to Haiti

Critics of former President Bill Clinton blame him for the rapid decline in Haiti economic condition.

It is reported that after the 1991 coup that removed Former Haitian president Jean-Bertrand Aristide into power, Bill Clinton continued with the same policy of his George Bush which is a policy of jailing Haitian refugees in Guantanamo.

He is also accused for pressuring Aristide to adopt free market economic policy as a condition of restoring him into power in 1994. This policy actually drove the country into becoming the poorest in the western hemisphere.

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