(What do you think people can do in the United States?) JBA: I think they can continue to mobilize human resources to help bring peace for Haiti—demo… - Jean-Bertrand Aristide
" "(What do you think people can do in the United States?) JBA: I think they can continue to mobilize human resources to help bring peace for Haiti—democracy for Haiti. This is what the Haitian people want: Peace and democracy.
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About Jean-Bertrand Aristide
Jean-Bertrand Aristide (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ bɛʁtʁɑ̃ aʁistid]; born 15 July 1953) is a former Salesian priest and politician who became Haiti's first democratically elected president. As a priest, he taught liberation theology and, as a president, he attempted to normalize Afro-Creole culture in Haiti. He returned to returned to the country in 2011 after seven years in exile.
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