Jean Bertrand Aristide - Haiti Observer Blog

The St. Jean Bosco Massacre in Port-au-Prince occurred on September 11, 1988, in which 13 to 50 parishioners were slaughtered, according to varying sources, and the church burnt to the ground. At the time Jean-Bertrand Aristide, a Roman Catholic priest of the Salesians of the Don Bosco order, was saying mass, when the building was rushed by terrorists. Protectors hurried Aristide out of the church to a barricaded residence in one of the outlying church buildings.

The St. Jean Bosco Massacre was not the first time or last Aristide's life would be endangered. He'd already defied six or more attempts on his life, since in 1985 a mass he celebrated incited surfacing tensions, which presaged the coup of Jean-Claude Duvaliers's dictatorship. Following the massacre, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights reported that a group of participants in the massacre appeared on Télé Nationale, Haiti's government-owned television station, and promised a 'heap of corpses' at any mass that Aristide celebrated.

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According to sources that we can trust, formal complaint has been filed with Haitian Justice system against former President Jean Bertrand Aristide. The former Haitian leader has been accused for being involved in drug trafficking and money laundering. The list of individuals accused beside former president Jean Bertrand Aristide is extensive. The complaint was formally introduced at the Cabined of Instruction in Port-au-Prince

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This new development in Haiti has to compete for coverage as the country is currently dealing with many others that have been in the front page. Some of the other hot topics in Haiti include: The citizenship of President Michel Martelly, the investigation for contracts given to Dominican firms, Affair Arnel Belizaire, the resignation of Prime Minister Garry Conille, The upcoming Election required, The publication of the Haitian Constitution.

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The "Haitian Joudalist" has learned that former Haitian President, Mr. Jean-Bertrand Aristide will come out of his silence to deliver his first major speech since returned in Haiti. It has been five Months since his return and the Lavalas leader has kept a low profile for for five Months. All that is to end next Month when Jean-Bertrand Aristide will deliver his first major speech in Haiti since.

According to Former Senator Louis Gerald Gilles, Former President Aristide will deliver his speech during a ceremony in October to inaugurat the expansion of his University. No exact date for the speech was announced.

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My friend, the real reason is called Election Day and five years from now. March 20 has a lot more meaning to both the International Community and Jean-Bertrand Aristide than you can begin to understand. However nobody could talk about it.

I was unable to understand why a lot of effort, energies and resources have been invested to prevent Jean-Bertrand Aristide from returning to Haiti before the election scheduled for March 20, 2011.

Jean-Bertrand Aristide and his attorney Ira Kurzban wanted us to believe that the only reason he wanted to come before the election, is because the next Haitian government might make it difficult for him to comeback. But Mr. Aristide, you could come to Haiti at any time in the week following the election because your friend Rene Preval would still be in office and would have the same power that he had before the election, and you would not have any problem

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We are first to bring it to you. The arrival of Jean-Bertrand Aristied in Haiti. The presentation by his supporters, Farah Juste. In this video, you can see his arrival, his wife and his children.

Aristide first speech ia he landed at Toussaint L'Ouverture Internationaal airport in Port au-Prince

Joy and tribulation and exaltation, that is how to describe the atmosphere
on the streets of Port-au-Prince as Jean-Bertrand Arisdtide landed in Toussaint L'Ouverture Airport in Port-au-Prince Haiti this Friday, march 18.

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The historic event is finally a reality. Former Haitian president Jean-Bertrand Aristide is back in Haiti after spending seven years in exile.

His airplane touched down at Toussaint L'Ouverture airport on Friday, March 18, at 9:21am.

An exclusivity from The "Haitian Joudalist". We will be providing the first pictures and videos as they become available

Jean-Bertrand Aristide was forced into exile in 2004 by a rebellion headed by Guy Philippe and Chambain. Aristide declared that the US orchestretated the coup d'Etat. He went on exile in South africa and he has been living in South Africa since 2004

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In this video, Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, who is South Africa's International Relations Minister officially wished Jean-Bertrand Aristide well. She was accompanied by the American actor Danny Glover, a long time friend of Aristide.

This is the first footage of Jean-Bertrand Aristide as he is ready to give his final statement before living South Africa.

You are watching the action immediately and as is.

What do you think now?

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Contrary to what the US government would hope for, former Haitian president Jean-Bertrand Aristide is planning to return to Haiti on Thursday, March 17, three days before the March 20 election. Aristide ignores the recommendation of the US government who suggested that he waited until after Haiti election to return.

It seems that the US Government does not have that much leverage over the South African government. The United States wanted the South African government to hold Aristide there until after the election. However, according to South African Deputy Foreign Minister Marius Fransman: "It is not our responsibility to say if Jean-Bertrand Aristide should or should not leave South Africa".

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Friends, it is for real. Jean-Bertrand Aristide is definitely going back to Haiti soon. The key word is "IMMINENT". His return to Haiti is certain to take place in the next few days.

"Sa sé Pawol Ki Soti Nan Vant Bef"

We have several sources that confirmed this. A South African official told Associate Press that Jean-Bertrand Aristide would return to Haiti in the next few days. AP also reported that Maryse Narcisse, head of Lavalas Executive Council, confirmed that his return is now certain to take place and that it will be an important event for them who have waited for so long.

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Here it is my friend, as it was expected, Jean-Bertrand Aristide wands to go back to his country as well. On January 19, 2010, three days after the surprise return of Jean-Claude Duvalier in Haiti, Aristide wants the same treatment. In the press conference and accompanied with his wife, Mildred, Jean-Bertrand Aristide said: "I am ready to leave today, tomorrow, at any time". He said that in light of the suffering of the Haitian people after the 2010 earthquake, his place is in Haiti to Help."

Here is the video of Jean-Bertrand Aristide press conference:

Jean-Bertrand Aristide went on to say in his news conference that Haiti helped many countries around the world to gain their independence, including the United States. He also explained his current health problems made his exile hard for him. According to Jean-Bertrand Aristide, he does not want to spend the next winter in Sour Africa.

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