mirlande maingat

Here is a picture of Former Haitian president Leslie François Saint Roc Manigat who was honored during Lives en Folie annual book Fair in May, 2013, for his accomplishments.

Born August 16, 1930 in Port-au-Prince, Leslie François Manigat became president of Haiti during a controlled military time in January 1988.

Leslie Manigat was a professor at the prestigious l'Université de Paris-VIII Vincennes. He published articles on education in various Haitian Newspapers: Le Nouvelliste, La Phalange, Le Matin.

Leslie Manigat married to Mirlande Manigat who is also in this picture. Mirlande run an unsuccessful campain for the Presidency post in 2010.

Leslie Manigat won several prestigious awards, including Haiti Grand Prize of literature 2004,

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Here is the picture where former presidential candidate Mirlande Manigat was taking part of a manifestation to demand the release of Florestal brothers from prison and the end of proceedings against the lawyer André Michel

This manifestation did not turn the way the manifestants wanted. According to Mrs. Manigat, the Police was cooperating at the beginning. However, they later to confront the manifestants who were demonstating peacefully.

After some unsuccessful attempt to negotiate with Mirlande Manigat, where the former presidential candidate was invited inside and to which she refused, the police decided to disperse the people with tear gas

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Here is a picture of the two candidates who were originally qualified to run in the run-off Haiti Election 2010. However, due to the protests following the announcement, the result was changed where Mirlande Manigat faced Michel Martelly instead

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