Raoul Cédras

Raoul Cédras

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term_start =September 30, 1991
term_end =October 8, 1991
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predecessor =Jean-Bertrand Aristide (as President of Haiti)
successor =Joseph Nérette (provisional)
birth_date =July 9, 1949
birth_place =Jérémie, Haiti
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Raoul Cédras (born Jérémie, Haiti July 9, 1949) is a former Haitian military officer, and leader of the military junta from 1991 to 1994.

Cédras was a Lieutenant General in the Haitian army, and came to power after a coup d'etat which ousted elected President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. Some human rights groups criticized Cedras's rule, alleging that thousands of innocent people were massacred by the FAdH military and FRAPH paramilitary units. The United States called him a "warlord" and a "thug".

Under the delegation of U.S. president Bill Clinton, the former President Jimmy Carter persuaded Cédras to relinquish his control in 1994, in order to avoid a potential invasion. [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/uphold_democracy.htm] [http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2002-10-11-nobel-peace-prize_x.htm] The United States reportedly gave Cédras over $1 million, and rented three properties from him, putting U.S. personnel in them, presumably to protect them from being looted. [http://www-tech.mit.edu/V114/N48/cedras.48w.html]

After leaving Haiti, Cédras went to Panama. [http://www.trial-ch.org/en/trial-watch/profile/db/facts/raoul_cedras_335.html] Aristide then returned to power in Haiti. General Cédras was sentenced to life in prison by a Haitian court, but serves in absentia (he remains in Panama). The sentence was due to his role in a massacre. [http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F10A13F73A5F0C7A8DDDA80994D8404482]

Further reading

* http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761576153_8/Haiti.html#p116
* http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1282/is_n23_v45/ai_14753246
* http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/942489.stm

Documentary

Haiti. Uden titel (1996) http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1449622/

ee also

*Operation Uphold Democracy


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