Jean-Bertrand Aristide
Jean-Bertrand Aristide
Jean-Bertrand Aristideis a Haitian politician who became Haiti's first democratically elected president. A proponent of liberation theology, Aristide was appointed to a Roman Catholic parish in Port-au-Prince in 1982 after completing his studies to become a priest of the Salesian order. He became a focal point for the pro-democracy movement first under Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier and then under the military transition regime which followed. He won the Haitian general election between 1990 and 1991, with 67% of the vote...
NationalityHaitian
ProfessionStatesman
Date of Birth15 July 1953
CountryHaiti
None of these difficulties can be invoked by state agents to justify violations of human rights committed in total impunity.
Far from home, I am living here, but always in deep communion with my people.
We must all make peace so that we can all live in peace.
The spirit of Ubuntu, that once led Haiti to emerge as the first independent black nation in 1804, helped Venezuela, Colombia and Ecuador attain liberty, and inspired our forefathers to shed their blood for the United States' independence, cannot die. Today, this spirit of solidarity must and will empower all of us to rebuild Haiti.
The structure of apartheid is still rooted in the Haitian society. When you have apartheid, you don't see those behind the walls. That is the reality of Haiti.
Peace in the head, peace in the stomach.
We have problems which will be addressed by Haitians.
The first time Haiti had free and fair democratic elections was 1990, when I was elected.
We have not reached the consensus that to eat is a basic human right. This is an ethical crisis. This is a crisis of faith.