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Hérard Abraham
Hérard Abraham (28 July 1940 – 24 August 2022) was a Haitian military officer and politician who served as acting President of Haiti between 10 March 1990 and 13 March 1990. Biography Hérard Abraham was born in Port-au-Prince on 28 July 1940. He enlisted in the Haitian army as a young man and rose to the rank of lieutenant general. Abraham became one of the few military members in the inner circle of President Jean-Claude Duvalier. He supported the Anti-Duvalier protest movement, 1986 coup against him. Under Henri Namphy, he served as the Secretary of State for the Interior and National Defense from 7 February to 24 March 1986, the Ministry of Communication (Haiti), Minister of Information and Coordination from 24 March 1986 to January 1987 and Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Haiti), Minister of Foreign Affairs from 20 June to 18 September 1988. He became acting List of Presidents of Haiti, President of Haiti on 10 March 1990 after street protests forced President Prosper Avri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Foreign Ministers Of Haiti
This is a list of foreign ministers of Haiti. List * February 1807 - 6 December 1812: Joseph Rouanez * December 1812 - May 1820: Julien Prévost * 4 April 1843 - 7 January 1844: Philippe Guerrier * 7 January 1844 - 3 May 1844: Hérard Dumesle * 3 May 1844 - 1 March 1846: Jacques Hyppolite * 2 March 1846 - 27 July 1847: Alexis Dupuy * 27 July 1847 - 30 September 1847: Jean Elie * 30 September 1847 - 9 April 1848: Alexis Dupuy (2nd term) * 9 April 1848 - 26 December 1848: Lysius Salomon * 31 December 1848 - 15 January 1859: Louis Dufrène * 17 January 1859 - 28 January 1860: André Jean-Simon * 28 January 1860 - 8 July 1862: Victorin Plésance * 8 July 1862 - 13 August 1866: Théodate Philippeaux * 13 August 1866 - 7 March 1867: Thomas Madiou * 7 March 1867 - 13 March 1867: Linstant de Pradines * 8 May 1867 - 21 July 1867: André Germain * 21 July 1867 - 20 May 1868: Demesvar Delorme * 20 May 1868 - 3 August 1868: Daguesseau Lespinasse * 3 August 1868 - 19 February 1869: Alexandre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
President Of Haiti
The president of Haiti (, ), officially called the president of the Republic of Haiti (, , ), is the head of state of Haiti. Executive power in Haiti is divided between the president and the government, which is headed by the prime minister of Haiti. The Transitional Presidential Council has been exercising the powers of the presidency since 25 April 2024. It has a mandate to act that concludes on 7 February 2026. Term and election A number of qualifications for the presidency are specified by Chapter III, Section A (Articles 134 and 135) of the 1987 Constitution of Haiti. The president is elected to a five-year term by popular vote. The president may not be elected to consecutive terms; they may serve a second term only after an interval of five years, and can not run for a third term. To be elected president, a candidate must: # be a native-born Haitian and never have renounced nationality; # be 35 years old by election day; # enjoy civil and political rights, and not have ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prime Minister Of Haiti
The prime minister of Haiti ( French: , ) is the head of government of Haiti. The office was created under the Constitution of 1987; previously, all executive power was held by the president or head of state, who appointed and chaired the Council of Ministers. The office is currently held by Alix Didier Fils-Aimé who has been serving as acting prime minister since 10 November 2024. Appointment The prime minister is appointed by the president and ratified by the National Assembly. Duties and powers The prime minister appoints the ministers and secretaries of state by consulting with the president, and goes before the National Assembly to obtain a vote of confidence for their declaration of general policy. The prime minister enforces the laws and, along with the president, is responsible for national defense. In addition, the prime minister oversees the National Commission on Government Procurement (CNMP), a decentralized body. Records Gérard Latortue served the longest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 Haitian Coup D'état
A coup d'état in Haiti on 29 February 2004, following several weeks of conflict, resulted in the removal of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide from office. On 5 February, a rebel group, called the National Revolutionary Front for the Liberation and Reconstruction of Haiti, took control of Haiti's fourth-largest city, Gonaïves. By 22 February, the rebels had captured Haiti's second-largest city, Cap-Haïtien and were besieging the capital, Port-au-Prince by the end of February. On the morning of 29 February, Aristide resigned under controversial circumstances and was flown from Haiti by U.S. military and security personnel. He went into exile, being flown directly to the Central African Republic, before eventually settling in South Africa. Aristide afterwards claimed that he had been kidnapped by U.S. forces, accusing them of having orchestrated a coup d'état against him, a claim denied by U.S. officials. In 2022, a dozen Haitian and French officials told ''The New York Time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miami, Florida
Miami is a East Coast of the United States, coastal city in the U.S. state of Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade County in South Florida. It is the core of the Miami metropolitan area, which, with a population of 6.14 million, is the second-largest metropolitan area in the Southeastern United States, Southeast after Atlanta metropolitan area, Atlanta, and the Metropolitan statistical area#United States, ninth-largest in the United States. With a population of 442,241 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, Miami is the List of municipalities in Florida, second-most populous city in Florida, after Jacksonville, Florida, Jacksonville. Miami has the List of tallest buildings in the United States#Cities with the most skyscrapers, third-largest skyline in the U.S. with over List of tallest buildings in Miami, 300 high-rises, 70 of which exceed . Miami is a major center and leader in finance, commerce, culture, arts, and internation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States
The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 contiguous states border Canada to the north and Mexico to the south, with the semi-exclave of Alaska in the northwest and the archipelago of Hawaii in the Pacific Ocean. The United States asserts sovereignty over five Territories of the United States, major island territories and United States Minor Outlying Islands, various uninhabited islands in Oceania and the Caribbean. It is a megadiverse country, with the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, third-largest land area and List of countries and dependencies by population, third-largest population, exceeding 340 million. Its three Metropolitan statistical areas by population, largest metropolitan areas are New York metropolitan area, New York, Greater Los Angeles, Los Angel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miami Herald
The ''Miami Herald'' is an American daily newspaper owned by McClatchy, The McClatchy Company and headquartered in Miami-Dade County, Florida. Founded in 1903, it is the fifth-largest newspaper in Florida, serving Miami-Dade, Broward County, Florida, Broward, and Monroe County, Florida, Monroe counties. It once circulated throughout Florida, Latin America, and the Caribbean. The ''Miami Herald'' has been awarded 24 Pulitzer Prizes. Overview The newspaper has been awarded 24 Pulitzer Prizes since beginning publication in 1903. Well-known columnists include Pulitzer-winning political commentator Leonard Pitts, Leonard Pitts Jr., Pulitzer-winning reporter Mirta Ojito, humorist Dave Barry and novelist Carl Hiaasen. Other columnists have included Fred Grimm and sportswriters Michelle Kaufman, the late Edwin Pope, Dan Le Batard, Bea Hines and Greg Cote. The ''Miami Herald'' participates in "Politifact Florida", a website that focuses on Florida issues, with the ''Tampa Bay Times''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacqueline Charles
Jacqueline Charles is an American journalist and Pulitzer Prize finalist. Charles is Caribbean Correspondent at the Miami Herald. Biography Charles was born on Grand Turk Island of the Turks and Caicos. She was raised an only child of a Haitian mother and a Cuban stepfather and moved to the United States at the age of seven, where they settled in Miami. She began her career in journalism in 1986 as a 14-year-old high school intern at the Miami Herald. She is a graduate of Miami Jackson High School, Booker T. Washington Junior High and Dunbar Elementary in Overtown, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's School of Journalism and Mass Communication in 1994. Before assuming the role on foreign issues, Charles' coverage was local, mainly on the impoverished areas of Miami. Awards Charles has won the NABJ Journalist of the Year for coverage of the devastating Haiti 2010 earthquake, and a 2011 Pulitzer Prize finalist for that same coverage. She won a Regional Emmy fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Lafontant
Roger Lafontant (1931– 29 September 1991) was the former leader of the Tonton Macoutes and a former minister in the government of Haitian dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier. He was the leader of an attempted coup d'état in January 1991, an effort which ultimately led to his death. Early life As a student studying to become a gynecologist, he founded the student branch of the Tontons Macoutes, which supported dictatorships under President François Duvalier and his son Jean-Claude Duvalier. Duvalier era In November 1972, he became Minister of the Interior and National Defense. Jean-Claude Duvalier then demoted him because of Lafontant’s personal ambitions. He was then sent as consul to Montreal, Canada. He returned in August 1983, and was appointed Minister of State for the Interior and National Defense. In 1986, with the fall of Jean-Claude Duvalier, he went again into exile to the Dominican Republic. Return to Haiti after exile He reappeared 7 July 1990, to enter the race for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1990–91 Haitian General Election
Year 199 ( CXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was sometimes known as year 952 ''Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 199 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Mesopotamia is partitioned into two Roman provinces divided by the Euphrates, Mesopotamia and Osroene. * Emperor Septimius Severus lays siege to the city-state Hatra in Central-Mesopotamia, but fails to capture the city despite breaching the walls. * Two new legions, I Parthica and III Parthica, are formed as a permanent garrison. China * Battle of Yijing: Chinese warlord Yuan Shao defeats Gongsun Zan. Korea * Geodeung succeeds Suro of Geumgwan Gaya, as king of the Korean kingdom of Gaya (traditional date). By topic Religion * Pope Zephyrinus succeeds Pope Victor I, as the 15th pope. Births Valeria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Presidents Of Haiti
This article lists the Head of state, heads of state of Haiti since the beginning of the Haitian Revolution in 1791. Full independence of Haiti was Haitian Declaration of Independence, declared in 1804. Between 1806 and 1820 Haiti was History of Haiti#The struggle for unity (1806–1820), divided between the northern ''State of Haiti, State'', renamed ''Kingdom of Haiti, Kingdom'' in 1811, and the southern ''Republic of Haiti (1806–1820), Republic''. Between 1822 and 1844 the reunified ''Republic of Haiti (1820–1849), Republic of Haiti'' ruled over the entire island of Hispaniola, during the Haitian occupation of Santo Domingo, Haitian occupation of Captaincy General of Santo Domingo, Santo Domingo. Saint-Domingue (1791–1804) First Empire of Haiti (Monarchy of Jacques I, 1804–1806) History of Haiti#The struggle for unity (1806–1820), Divided Haiti (1806–1820) North Haiti (1806–1820) State of Haiti (1806–1811) Kingdom of Haiti (Monarchy of Henry I, 1811†... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of Foreign Affairs (Haiti)
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship (, MAE) is a ministry of the Government of Haiti. This ministry is responsible for international relations and is part of the Prime Minister's Cabinet. See also * Foreign Ministers of Haiti * List of diplomatic missions in Haiti * List of diplomatic missions of Haiti References Foreign Affairs Foreign relations of Haiti Haiti Haiti, officially the Republic of Haiti, is a country on the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and south of the Bahamas. It occupies the western three-eighths of the island, which it shares with the Dominican ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
