Martial Lavaud Célestin (October 4, 1913 – February 4, 2011) was named

Prime Minister of Haïti The prime minister of Haiti (French: , ht, Premye Minis Ayiti) is the head of government of Haiti. The office was created under the 1987 Constitution; previously, all executive power was held by the president or head of state, who appointed and ...

by President

Leslie Manigat Leslie François Saint Roc Manigat (August 16, 1930 – June 27, 2014) was a Haitian politician who was elected as President of Haiti in a tightly controlled military held election in January 1988. He served as President for only a few months, fr ...

in February 1988 under the provisions of the 1987 Constitution, and was approved by the Parliament that formed as a result of the January 17, 1988 elections. He was deposed by the coup that took place on June 20 ( June 1988 Haitian coup d'état). He was born in

Ganthier Ganthier ( ht, Gantye) is a commune in the Croix-des-Bouquets Arrondissement, in the Ouest department of Haiti Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; French: ), officially the Republic of Haiti (); ) and formerly known as Hayti, is a country located o ...

and was a lawyer by profession. Célestin died on February 4, 2011, at the age of 97.

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1913 births 2011 deaths Prime Ministers of Haiti {{Haiti-politician-stub