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Turmoil in Haiti
Acclaimed by his own people a decade ago as a national savior of almost mythical proportions, Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide 50, can no longer count on such fervent support. The man who once used the colorful imagery of his native Creole to captivate throngs of poor Haitians has in recent months shuttered himself in his majestic presidential palace.
Aristide's current political problems stem from alleged fraud in two disputed elections in 2000 that have undermined his legitimacy. But the underlying concerns about his leadership of the country date back much further.
—Times correspondent David Adams, from an article Sunday, Feb. 22.
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| [Times photo: John Pendygraft] |
An unidenfitied bicyclist goes past the burned-out home of the mayor of Cap Hatien. The house was burned Monday, the day after anti-Aristide rebel soldiers captured the city.
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March 5, 2005
Thousands march for Aristide
By Associated Press
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - More than 2,000 supporters of ousted President Jean-Bertrand Aristide marched through a slum in Haiti's capital Friday, accusing police of killing two men during a recent protest.
August 8, 2004
Enough is enough, says Haiti's leader
By DAVID ADAMS
Enough corruption. Enough chaos. New interim prime minister Gerard Latortue attacks the nation's horrendous and stubborn problems.
June 1, 2004
Some ask if U.N. can cope with Haiti
By Associated Press
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - U.N. troops are coming back to Haiti, but after a decade of failed missions many in the traumatized nation wonder whether the peacekeepers - cobbled together from countries ranging from Argentina to Zimbabwe - are up to the task.
May 31, 2004
Haiti looks for hope from the air
By TAMARA LUSH
Impoverished flood victims pushed "over the edge" await supplies from precious copters.
May 31, 2004
Aristide heads for S. Africa - for now
By Associated Press
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Ousted Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide left for asylum in South Africa on Sunday, but insisted his stay there will only be temporary.
April 22, 2004
Rush for jobs in Haiti kills 1 and injures 23
By Associated Press
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - A stampede at a police academy recruiting drive killed one person and injured 23 in Haiti, officials said Wednesday.
April 12, 2004
Anatomy of a ragtag rebellion
By DAVID ADAMS
According to rebel plotters and their allies, a group with little backing toppled Haiti's government and forced a Washington policy shift.
April 7, 2004
Aristide official is jailed in Feb. political killings
By Associated Press
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Ousted President Jean-Bertrand Aristide's interior minister was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of orchestrating the killings of several people presumed to be Aristide opponents, officials said.
March 25, 2004
Haiti's agenda: how to end terror
By Associated Press
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Haiti's new Cabinet met for the first time Wednesday to discuss the urgent need to disarm gunmen in a nation terrorized by rebels, street gangs and escaped convicts despite thousands of U.S.-led peacekeepers.
March 21, 2004
Haitian leader visits cradle of revolt
By Associated Press
GONAIVES, Haiti - Sharing a platform with rebel leaders, Haiti's interim leader Saturday praised the gunmen who began the uprising that chased Jean-Bertrand Aristide from power and even paid tribute to an assassinated gangster.
March 15, 2004
Leaving with work undone
By DAN DeWITT
A Peace Corps volunteer and Hernando Christian Academy graduate was pulled out of Haiti in the unrest, but says she wishes she could return.
March 15, 2004
Aristide leaves Africa for a visit to Jamaica
By Associated Press
BANGUI, Central African Republic - Ousted Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide flew out of the Central African Republic today for Jamaica, returning to the Caribbean over the objections of Haitian and U.S. officials.
March 13, 2004
Ending Haiti turmoil merely a beginning
By DAVID ADAMS
Restoring order may be the first business of the United States, but solving the causes looks like an extended effort.
March 13, 2004
New prime minister promises hope
By Associated Press
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Former Haitian exile Gerard Latortue was sworn in Friday as the country's prime minister, promising to unite the country after months of bloodshed and political strife that led to the ouster of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide.
March 12, 2004
2 killed in Haitian protest; Aristide to go to Jamaica
By Associated Press
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - A shootout between police and protesters killed two men and injured seven during a demonstration in support of Jean-Bertrand Aristide on Thursday as the exiled Haitian president planned a return to the Caribbean.
March 11, 2004
Haiti's prime minister comes home from Florida
By Associated Press
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Gerard Latortue, a once-exiled former foreign minister chosen to lead Haiti out of political turmoil, returned from the United States Wednesday to begin the arduous task of building a government. Loyalists of the former president said they wouldn't accept him.
March 9, 2004
'Aristide or death!' chants greet new Haitian leader
By Associated Press
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Haiti's interim president took the reins of his country's shattered government Monday as supporters of Jean-Bertrand Aristide demanded the ousted leader's return. U.S. Marines acknowledged they killed one of seven people gunned down in weekend violence - the first armed action of their week-old mission here.
March 8, 2004
Escape of deportees heightens Haiti tension
By DAVID ADAMS and BILL DURYEA
Four dangerous men deported from Florida are now on the loose and could become a disruptive element for the U.S.-led multinational force.
March 8, 2004
Gunmen kill six at rally in Haiti; Marines fire back
By DAVID ADAMS
PORT-AU-PRINCE - Gunman opened fire Sunday on thousands celebrating the week-old departure of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, killing at least five demonstrators and a foreign journalist in front of the presidential National Palace.
March 7, 2004
Rebels not so quick to disarm in Haiti
By Associated Press
GONAIVES, Haiti - Though rebel leader Guy Philippe has pledged his fighters will disarm, many rebels insist they will not give up their weapons until militant supporters of exiled President Jean-Bertrand Aristide do the same.
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