Haiti: Former president, Aristide in court over corruption

Aristide – Haiti’s first democratically elected leader, was voted president twice, in 1990 and in 2000. However, his first mandate was interrupted between 1991 and 1994 by a coup.

When another coup ousted him in 2004, he went into exile in South Africa, fleeing political turmoil. He returned to his homeland in March 2011.

Known as a champion of Haiti’s poor and reviled by the elite, Aristide – a former Roman Catholic priest, is still popular in the country.

Source: AFP

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