André Apaid, Jr. is a businessman in
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 ...
known for leading the
Group of 184 The Group of 184 was a group of Haitian individuals and organizations in a variety of sectors, ranging from business and the economy to media and education, that was united in opposition to Jean-Bertrand Aristide and his Fanmi Lavalas party. The nam ...
, a coalition which forced
Jean-Bertrand Aristide
Jean-Bertrand Aristide (born 15 July 1953) is a Haitian former Salesian priest and politician who became Haiti's first democratically elected president. A proponent of liberation theology, Aristide was appointed to a parish in Port-au-Prince in ...
from power in 2004 through a
coup d'état
A coup d'état (; French for 'stroke of state'), also known as a coup or overthrow, is a seizure and removal of a government and its powers. Typically, it is an illegal seizure of power by a political faction, politician, cult, rebel group, m ...
in collaboration with the
United States
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. 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 Investigation11–21 November 2004.
* Andréa Schmidt and Anthony Fenton. ''Znet''
"Andy Apaid and Us"19 October 2005. (Contains reference to the Griffin article.)
Living people
Haitian people of Lebanese descent
Year of birth missing (living people)
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