Provisional President - Haiti Observer Blog

On the night February 13 to 14, after several heated debates, the Haitian parliament has decided to vote Senator Jocelerme Privert to fill the vacuum created by the resignation of President Michel Martelly at the executive government. Three candidates met the requirements established by the bicameral committee. Jocelerme Privert came on top with 77 parliamentary votes, Edgar Leblanc received 33 votes and Dejean Belizaire received 2 votes

The new Provisional President, Jocelerme Privert, took the oath of office on the same night. He will be serving for a term of 120 days with the responsibility to organize the the second round of Presidential election, partial legislative and local elections

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If you want to become the next Provisional President of Haiti, you still have time. The special bicameral commission is still accepting application for the position. Registration are open until February 12. There are some requirements to apply for the job. You must be at least 35 years old, have never renounced your Haitian nationality, show your affiliation to a political party and pay the sum of 500,000 gourdes to the DGI. The election will be held on February 13 and the results published on the same day. The new Provisional President will be in office on February 14, Valentine's Day.

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An agreement has been reached to get the country moving forward, after Michel Martelly. The Agreement was reached between the the three branches of the Haitian government, including the Executive, legislative and judiciary. According to the plan, in the presence of the president of the Haitian senate, chamber of deputies and also Me Jules Cantave representing the Court of Cassation, President Michel Martelly will address the nation to inform them of the end of his mandate as President. At that time, he will inform both the Parliament and the judicial power of the power vacuum caused by his resignation. At this time, per consensus between the three powers, the president of the Republic will proceed to the installation of the President of the Court of Cassation, Me Jules Cantave, as the new Provisional President of Haiti

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Boniface Alexandre, born on July 31, 1936, was the 54th President of Haiti. He served as the acting Haitian President's between February 29, 2004 and May 14, 2006.

Boniface Alexandre was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court when his predecessor President Jean-Bertrand Aristide was ousted by"2004 Haitian coup d'état". Thus, he was in normal lineage to become the President when Jean-Bertrand Aristide resigned on February 29, 2004.

Boniface Alexandre assumed the charge within a few hours of his resignation in a brief ceremony at the home of Prime Minister Yvon Neptune. Alexandre was raised by his uncle, former Haitian Prime Minister Martial Célestin. He trained himself as an expert lawyer, specializing in business contracts and marriage settlements and worked for twenty five years in a Port-au-Prince law firm named 'Cabinet Lamarre'. He was appointed in Haiti's Supreme Court in the 1990s and President Jean-Bertrand Aristide appointed him as the Chief Justice in 2002. As a Chief Justice, he fought against the incompetence and corruption in the judicial system and earned a reputation for fairness.

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The year 1990 -1991 saw a woman adorning the seat of the president of Haiti and this was the first time it was happening in the history of Haiti. Ertha Pascal Trouillot was the ninth child of a family of ten children. At the age of 10 she was sent to be mentored under Ernst Trouillot, along with one of her brothers.

Judge for Many Years

Though she wished to pursue a career in science she was directed by her mentor to law and later into politics. He wanted to be with and this later led to the marriage of the two, even though he was 21 years her senior.

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Emile Jonassaint was born on May 20th 1913 and became the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in Haiti and later served as the president for a short period. Earlier the military regime had forced Jean Bernard Aristide to move out of the country.

Crimes by the Army

After a few years from May 12th to October 12th 1994, Emile Jonassaint functioned as the Head of the Provisional Government. During his tenure it is alleged that some of the most inhuman crimes were meted out by the Haitian army.

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Boniface Alexandre the 54th President of Haiti assumed office in the year 2004 and stepped down in the year 2006. He took over the post from Jean-Bertrand Aristide and he was succeeded by Rene Preval. Born on 31st 1936, he was groomed by his uncle, the first Prime Minister Martial Celestin of Haiti.
Honest Chief Justice

Boniface Alexandre was known for his honesty amidst the corrupt system of Haiti. He was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court when Jean-Bertrand Aristide fled the country. Within six hours he took charge of the country and declared himself as the President

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Joseph Nerette was born on April 9th in the year 1924. He lived for 83 years and his life saw many ups and downs. He was popular Haitian judge and had a long political career which culminated as the President of Haiti.

Provisional President

Joseph Nérette was the 48th president of Haiti. While he served his term as the president of Haiti Jean-Jacques Honorat was the Prime Minister. He was a provisional president of Haiti as the actual power rested with the military.

The military was headed by Michel Francois and Raoul Cedras who were really powerful leaders. As the power rested with the military there were no major changes initiated by Joseph Nérette as a president of Haiti.

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