Jean-Bertrand Aristide - Wikipedia Aristide was appointed to a parish in Port-au-Prince in 1982 after completing his studies to become a priest He became a focal point for the pro-democracy movement, first under Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier and then under the military transition regime which followed
Jean-Bertrand Aristide | Former President of Haiti Liberation . . . Jean-Bertrand Aristide (born July 15, 1953, Port Salut, Haiti) is a Haitian politician and Roman Catholic priest of the Salesian order, who was a vocal champion of the poor and disenfranchised He was president of the country in 1991, 1994–96, and 2001–04
Jean-Bertrand Aristide Biography - life, family, children, history . . . Aristide lived abroad until 1994, then a U S military occupation of Haiti restored him to power In 1995 his hand-picked successor was elected president In 2000 Aristide won his second term Jean-Bertrand Aristide was born on July 15, 1953, in Port-Salut, a small town along Haiti's southern coast
Jean-Bertrand Aristide Fast Facts - CNN Take a look at CNN’s Fast Facts on the life of the first democratically elected president of Haiti, Jean-Bertrand Aristide
Aristide - Name Meaning and Origin The name "Aristide" is of Greek origin and means "best, excellent, virtuous " It is derived from the Greek word "aristos," which translates to "best" or "excellent "
Jean-Bertrand Aristide, Politician born - African American Registry Its program sought to be a model of participatory democracy for the children it served As Aristide became a leading voice for the aspirations of Haiti's dispossessed, he inevitably became a target for attack He survived at least four assassination attempts
Aristides - Wikipedia Aristides was a member of a family of moderate fortune; his father's name was Lysimachus Early in life he became a follower of the statesman Cleisthenes He probably first came to notice as strategos in command of his native tribe Antiochis at the Battle of Marathon of 490 BC
Aristide, Jean-Bertrand (1953–) - Encyclopedia. com Jean-Bertrand Aristide (b July 15, 1953) was president of Haiti in 1991, 1994–1996, and 2001–2004 A onetime Roman Catholic priest, Aristide took office on February 7, 1991, as the country's first democratically elected president since Haitian independence in 1803
Jean-Bertrand Aristide | PBS News Haiti's first democratically elected president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, resigned and left the country early Sunday after hundreds of armed rebels converged on the capital Port-au-Prince