Rony Gilot

Here is a picture of Dr. Rony Gilot who became Secretaire Adjoint of the national palace.

Dr. Rony Gilot, a veteran politician and author, has been chosen as the Secretaire Adjoint of the National Palace. Dr. Gilot was once the Information Minister of Baby Doc Duvalier and used to maintain regular communication with Baby Doc when the junior Duvalier was in exile in Paris. He has written a biography of the Papa Doc Duvalier titled "The Misunderstood". Gilot is sympathetic and partially supports the autocratic rules of the Duvalier era, because he believes that it was in some ways, were similar to the postwar German and Italian rules, necessary to make a nation disciplined. His latest book released in 2012 was titled as "In Grateful Memory of Jean-Claude Duvalier or Luck Overused". He has also written a book on the former Haitian Prime Minister Garry Conille titled as "At the Option of the Memory ̶ Garry Conille or the Passage of a Meteor."

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Here is a picture of Dr Rony Gilot at the 21st édition of Livres en folie.At the Cane a Sucre Historical Park

For two days, June 19 and 20, the 20th edition of the book fair "Books on Fire" was held at the historic Cane Sugar Park, Port-au-Prince. Where everyone irrespective of their class and creed was present and they were happy to browse and stroll within an atmosphere of perfect communion. There were readers, authors, parliamentarians, foreign diplomats, politicians and other personalities of the society present in the fair; they met to chat, exchange ideas, allowed to get their picture taken. More than 160 authors were present and nearly 2,000 titles were displayed. It is one of the most important cultural events in the Caribbean and Americas. In 2013, the fair received over 13,000 footfalls. The Regional Office of the OIF (Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie) in the Caribbean organized "Francophone Quiz" where hundreds of people participated and won many prizes.

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