Nawoon Marcellus was an elected official of the
Chamber of Deputies of Haïti
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from 2001 until 2004. The first
Muslim to hold the position in Haïti, he was formerly affiliated with the
Lavalas Family political party of ex-President
Jean-Bertrand Aristide.
Marcellus has since been elected to the Senate from the
Reseau National Bouclier party in the
Nord Department.
Career
In its 2004
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, the
Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor
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DRL's res ...
of the
U.S. Department of State
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alleged that on "February 27, pro-government gangs and partisans of former Lavalas Deputy Nawoon Marcellus burned the Northern branch of
Radio Vision 2000 in
Cap Haitian and sabotaged its
Port-au-Prince branch."
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Photo of Nawoon Marcellus
Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Haiti)
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Haitian Muslims
Fanmi Lavalas politicians
Reseau National Bouclier politicians
Members of the Senate (Haiti)
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