Gérard Latortue
Gérard Latortue | |
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 Latortue in 2004 | |
| 12th Prime Minister of Haiti | |
| In office 12 March 2004 – 9 June 2006 | |
| President |
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| Preceded by | Yvon Neptune |
| Succeeded by | Jacques-Édouard Alexis |
| Foreign Minister of Haiti | |
| In office 12 February 1988 – 20 June 1988 | |
| Preceded by | Hérard Abraham |
| Succeeded by | Hérard Abraham |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 June 1934 Gonaïves, Haiti |
| Died | 27 February 2023 (aged 88) Boca Raton, Florida, US |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse | Marlene Zéphirin (m. ?–2023; his death) |
| Children | 3, including Alexia |
Gérard Latortue (19 June 1934 – 27 February 2023) was a Haitian politician and diplomat who served as the prime minister of Haiti from 12 March 2004 to 9 June 2006. He was an official in the United Nations for many years, and briefly served as foreign minister of Haiti during the short-lived 1988 administration of Leslie Manigat.[1]
Career
[edit]In February 2004, the country experienced a coup d'état which saw the removal and exile of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide.[2] Breaking with the Haitian constitution a "council of the wise" was set up by the international powers to choose a new Prime Minister. Latortue was selected by the council and appointed head of the interim government on 9 March while still living in the United States, and was sworn in on 12 March.[3]
His administration was recognized by the United Nations, the United States,[4] France,[4] and Canada.[4] He was denied recognition by the governments of Jamaica,[5] Venezuela,[5] and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).[6] His government was beset with opposition from the Fanmi Lavalas political party (and with them, a large amount of the Haitian populace)[7] and violence by and between gangs, rebels, and militants (especially in Port-au-Prince and its metropolitan area), many of whom are either former members of the Haitian Armed Forces (disbanded by Aristide in 1995[4]) or street gang supporters of the Aristide government "Chimere".[8]
The 2006 elections in Haiti, to replace the interim government of Latortue established after the 2004 Haitian coup d'état, were delayed four times after having been originally scheduled for October and November 2005.[9] The elections finally took place on 7 February 2006. The 129 member Haitian Parliament was also elected at this election. Run-off elections for the Chamber of Deputies of Haiti were held on 21 April 2006. In June 2006, Latortue was succeeded by Jacques-Édouard Alexis.
Latortue was the head of the observer mission of La Francophonie in Togo for that country's October 2007 parliamentary election.[10][11]
Personal life and death
[edit]Latortue had three children. His daughter, Alexia, currently serves in the United States Department of the Treasury.
Latortue died after a fall on 27 February 2023, at the age of 88.[12][13]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Polgreen, Lydia (10 March 2004). "A Premier Is Picked in Haiti; Marines to Disarm Militants". The New York Times. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ Dupuy 2008, p. 186.
- ^ Dupuy 2008, p. 187.
- ^ a b c d Dupuy 2008, p. 189.
- ^ a b "US snubbed over Aristide ouster". aljazeera.com. Al Jazeera. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ Dupuy 2008, p. 188.
- ^ Dupuy 2008, p. 190.
- ^ Dupuy 2008, p. 192-193.
- ^ "Haiti: Elections To Be Postponed A 4th Time". The New York Times. 31 December 2005. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "Togo : Francophonie observers urge electoral commission to release results" Archived 5 August 2007 at archive.today, African Press Agency, 16 October 2007.
- ^ "Paysage après la bataille (électorale)", Jeuneafrique.com, 22 October 2007 (in French).
- ^ Gérard Latortue, former interim Haitian premier, dies at 88
- ^ "Connoisseur of Haitian history, former Prime Minister Gérard Latortue dead at 88". Miami Herald. 27 February 2023. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
References
[edit]- Dupuy, A. (2008). From Jean-Bertrand Aristide to Gerard Latortue: The Unending Crisis of Democratization in Haiti. Journal of Latin American Anthropology, 10(1), 186–205. doi:10.1525/jlca.2005.10.1.186
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