The Haitian president Jean Bertrand Aristide returned to Haiti today, after seven years in exile in South Africa and just two days before the second round of presidential elections in Haiti, Efe reported. His supporters have received with shouts of joy and cheers to a smiling Aristide has arrived on a charter flight from South Africa to Port au Prince airport, accompanied by his family and the actor and advocate for the rights of African-American Danny Glover.
A week ago Lavalas party supporters have been refurbishing the home of its leader, Jean-Bertrand Aristide in Port-au-Prince: rose painting the fence around it, placing flags of Haiti on the walls and installing security cameras in each input. The South African government confirmed yesterday that his work has not been in vain, announced that Aristide is now in the air, on a private flight is scheduled to land in Port-au-Prince this morning (local time).
Upon hearing the news, Obama, Barack Obama personally called his South African counterpart, Jacob Zuma, to tell you is deeply concerned that Aristide return to Haiti on the eve of the presidential runoff on Sunday. "The U.S. is gravely concerned about the return of President Aristide in the last days before the election may be unsettling," said Tommy Vietor, spokesman for the National Security Council White House.
The South African Executive, who for the past seven years has paid for Aristide's exile, treating him as a head of state, replied that nothing can do: that this issue must be resolved by the governments of Haiti and the United States. Long since Aristide wants to return. In January sent a letter to the government of Rene Preval in saying that the weather in Johannesburg his health was not good, that was about to lose sight of one eye and that his will was to return to "contribute to serve my sisters and brothers in Haiti as a simple citizen in the field of education.
" On 7 February, the Haitian government said, handing him a passport that would allow him to travel when they wanted. Since that day, several Lavalas spokesmen have said that his return is "imminent." "Bon retour, presiding Titid" (welcome, President Titid), reads the signs that the Aristide Foundation for Democracy has been placed on the road connecting the airport to the residence of former president, in the suburb of Tabarre.
Street vendors have dusted off the portraits of Aristide, who sold around the National Palace. And who ever voted in his favor at the first democratic elections that met Haiti after the fall of the Duvalier dictatorship, have returned to remember their gifts as a preacher. Jean-Bertrand Aristide was first elected by popular vote in 1991.
Almost immediately, was overthrown and then restored to power in 1994. In 2001 he was reelected, but failed to complete its mandate. He also had a guerrilla army? The chimeras? and like his predecessors, he built for himself a violent and personalist government. It is still uncertain what effect it could generate the return of Aristide's presidential election on Sunday.
According to official results, published in February, Professor Mirlande Manigat won the first round of November 28, 2010, followed by folk singer Michel Martelly. But last week, a survey by the Computing Research Office for Economic and Social Development gives Martelly 50.8% of the voting intentions and Manigat, 46.2%.
François -27 years and one of the bikers offering taxi services through the streets of the city, is one of those chameleon Haitian political mood: "I voted for Manigat in the first round, but this time my vote will go to Martelly. He knows how to talk to people, "he says. The options could not be more antagonistic.
Manigat, candidate of the Meeting of Progressive National Democrats (NPDR): academic, 71, first lady for 130 days in 1988, proposes the withdrawal of the UN Mission for Stabilization in Haiti (MINUSTAH). Martelly candidate Peasant Response: 50 years, kompa singer known as Sweet Mickey, said that, rich as it is, not steal.
Manigat speaks slowly, his supporters admire her academic credentials, and his opponents criticize his alleged links with the outgoing government and the Haitian elite. And every time you move your hip Martelly on stage during his political acts, the audience roars, dance, get excited, that's what you do not like those who oppose him: that it appears that as president he would Martelly a good singer.
Both have promised to heal this broken nation. 
A week ago Lavalas party supporters have been refurbishing the home of its leader, Jean-Bertrand Aristide in Port-au-Prince: rose painting the fence around it, placing flags of Haiti on the walls and installing security cameras in each input. The South African government confirmed yesterday that his work has not been in vain, announced that Aristide is now in the air, on a private flight is scheduled to land in Port-au-Prince this morning (local time).
Upon hearing the news, Obama, Barack Obama personally called his South African counterpart, Jacob Zuma, to tell you is deeply concerned that Aristide return to Haiti on the eve of the presidential runoff on Sunday. "The U.S. is gravely concerned about the return of President Aristide in the last days before the election may be unsettling," said Tommy Vietor, spokesman for the National Security Council White House.
The South African Executive, who for the past seven years has paid for Aristide's exile, treating him as a head of state, replied that nothing can do: that this issue must be resolved by the governments of Haiti and the United States. Long since Aristide wants to return. In January sent a letter to the government of Rene Preval in saying that the weather in Johannesburg his health was not good, that was about to lose sight of one eye and that his will was to return to "contribute to serve my sisters and brothers in Haiti as a simple citizen in the field of education.
" On 7 February, the Haitian government said, handing him a passport that would allow him to travel when they wanted. Since that day, several Lavalas spokesmen have said that his return is "imminent." "Bon retour, presiding Titid" (welcome, President Titid), reads the signs that the Aristide Foundation for Democracy has been placed on the road connecting the airport to the residence of former president, in the suburb of Tabarre.
Street vendors have dusted off the portraits of Aristide, who sold around the National Palace. And who ever voted in his favor at the first democratic elections that met Haiti after the fall of the Duvalier dictatorship, have returned to remember their gifts as a preacher. Jean-Bertrand Aristide was first elected by popular vote in 1991.
Almost immediately, was overthrown and then restored to power in 1994. In 2001 he was reelected, but failed to complete its mandate. He also had a guerrilla army? The chimeras? and like his predecessors, he built for himself a violent and personalist government. It is still uncertain what effect it could generate the return of Aristide's presidential election on Sunday.
According to official results, published in February, Professor Mirlande Manigat won the first round of November 28, 2010, followed by folk singer Michel Martelly. But last week, a survey by the Computing Research Office for Economic and Social Development gives Martelly 50.8% of the voting intentions and Manigat, 46.2%.
François -27 years and one of the bikers offering taxi services through the streets of the city, is one of those chameleon Haitian political mood: "I voted for Manigat in the first round, but this time my vote will go to Martelly. He knows how to talk to people, "he says. The options could not be more antagonistic.
Manigat, candidate of the Meeting of Progressive National Democrats (NPDR): academic, 71, first lady for 130 days in 1988, proposes the withdrawal of the UN Mission for Stabilization in Haiti (MINUSTAH). Martelly candidate Peasant Response: 50 years, kompa singer known as Sweet Mickey, said that, rich as it is, not steal.
Manigat speaks slowly, his supporters admire her academic credentials, and his opponents criticize his alleged links with the outgoing government and the Haitian elite. And every time you move your hip Martelly on stage during his political acts, the audience roars, dance, get excited, that's what you do not like those who oppose him: that it appears that as president he would Martelly a good singer.
Both have promised to heal this broken nation.
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