André Apaid
André Apaid, Jr. is a businessman in Haiti known for leading the Group of 184, a coalition which forced Jean-Bertrand Aristide from power in 2004 through a coup d'état in collaboration with the United States. According to Guy Philippe Guy Philippe (born 29 February 1968) is a convicted drug smuggler serving time in US federal prison. He had gained power in Haiti as a paramilitary leader, and had participated in the electoral process to become a political leader. He led the ..., Apaid and other businessmen financed and met with Philippe and other leaders of the paramilitaries which took up arms to overthrow Aristide. Apaid is the head of Alpha Industries, one of the largest assembly factories in Haiti, as well as a member of both '' Initiative de la Société Civile'' and ''Fondation Nouvelle Haiti''. References "Who's Who in the Haiti Regime"11 February 2004. * Thomas M. Griffin. ''Center for the Study of Human Rights, Miami School of Law''Haiti Human Rights Investigation ...
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Haiti
Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; French: ), officially the Republic of Haiti (); ) and formerly known as Hayti, is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and south of The Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands. It occupies the western three-eighths of the island which it shares with the Dominican Republic. To its south-west lies the small Navassa Island, which is claimed by Haiti but is disputed as a United States territory under federal administration."Haiti"
''Encyclopædia Britannica''. Haiti is in size, the third largest country in the Caribbean by area, and has an estimated population of 11.4 million, making it the most populous country in the Caribb ...
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