Elections & Politics in Haiti

The Haiti Support Group 4th February 1997

Roadblocks, demonstrations and strikes – during the month of January generalised discontent was channelled into action in a wave of

The Haiti Support Group 3rd February 1996

So it’s farewell to President Aristide who hands over to his successor, René Préval, on February 7th. As the living

The Haiti Support Group 3rd August 1995

Haiti’s parliamentary and local elections on June 25 resulted in a commanding victory for the Lavalas platform (PPL) supported by

The Haiti Support Group 3rd April 1995

Nobody with an understanding of the Haitian political scene believed that the return of Aristide last October would mean that

The Haiti Support Group 3rd January 1995

There has been so little news in the mainstream media you could be forgiven for thinking that, with the return

The Haiti Support Group 18th November 1994

Three years ago, who would have betted on President Aristide returning to Haiti? Let alone with the support of the

The Haiti Support Group 2nd September 1994

Will the invasion of Haiti happen? Does anyone know? Does Clinton know? As we go to press, sources in Washington

The Haiti Support Group 2nd July 1994

The United States has added teeth to the new United Nations sanctions imposed in May by announcing it will assist

The Haiti Support Group 2nd April 1994

The body of a well-known Aristide supporter, Dady Pierre, murdered on 10 March in Cité Soleil was found with his

The Haiti Support Group 2nd February 1994

Last October, when the Haitian army refused to comply with the UN-brokered accord to restore democracy, the international community needed

The Haiti Support Group 2nd December 1993

Before the September 1991 coup d’état, 1,500 sacks of charcoal per month were shipped from Jérémie on the western tip of

The Haiti Support Group 2nd May 1993

Coup leaders say yes – or is it maybe? The United Nations plan to end the political deadlock in Haiti

The Haiti Support Group 2nd March 1992

Mayor Evans Paul is a founder and leading spokesman for the Front for National Change and Democracy, Haiti’s most popular political

The Haiti Support Group 2nd March 1991

“The dogs eat the bodies very quickly” – Haitian peasant at Titanyen body dump “This is unique, horrifyingly unique. It’s