http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Jean_Bertrand_AristideFind stories, videos, and photos about Jean-Bertrand Aristide from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:23:18 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Jean_Bertrand_Aristide14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Jean-Bertrand Aristide from CNN.com.http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1826603,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1826603,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA once-feared Haitian paramilitary leader has been convicted in a New York mortgage fraud scheme to cheat lenders out of $1.7 millionFri, 25 Jul 2008 18:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1730607,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1730607,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe street demonstrations that swept through Port-au-Prince have in turn swept out a government. But what is there to take its place?Mon, 14 Apr 2008 16:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/02/22/aristide.vonmarsh/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/02/22/aristide.vonmarsh/index.htmlFormer Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, ousted from power in 2004 and living in South Africa, said Tuesday he wants to return to Haiti as soon as possible -- but would not take any political post.Wed, 22 Feb 2006 18:06:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/americas/02/13/haiti.election/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/americas/02/13/haiti.election/index.htmlThousands of Haitians took to the streets of Port au-Prince for a second day of protests Sunday over electoral results that showed former President Rene Preval falling just short of the margin needed to avoid a runoff after last week's presidential vote.Mon, 13 Feb 2006 07:06:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/americas/02/07/haiti.elections/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/americas/02/07/haiti.elections/index.htmlUnder the close watch of thousands of police and U.N. peacekeepers, Haitians flocked to -- and at times, overwhelmed -- polling places to cast ballots for the first time in six years for president and members of parliament.Tue, 07 Feb 2006 12:48:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/americas/11/25/haiti.poll/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/americas/11/25/haiti.poll/index.htmlHaiti's electoral board on Friday again postponed the country's first elections since President Jean-Bertrand Aristide was ousted in a rebellion almost two years ago.Fri, 25 Nov 2005 17:47:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/12/01/powell.shooting/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/12/01/powell.shooting/index.htmlGunshots were exchanged Wednesday outside Haiti's presidential palace in Port-au-Prince as U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell held meetings there, U.S. State Department officials said.Wed, 01 Dec 2004 17:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/11/11/haiti.human.rights.reut/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/11/11/haiti.human.rights.reut/index.htmlRights group Amnesty International on Thursday condemned what it said were summary executions by police, serious human rights abuses and an alarming number of illegal detentions in Haiti.Thu, 11 Nov 2004 21:09:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/africa/05/31/saftrica.aristide/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/africa/05/31/saftrica.aristide/index.htmlFormer Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide has arrived in South Africa to a red-carpet welcome, greeted by the country's President Thabo Mbeki and diplomatic representatives of several other African nations.Mon, 31 May 2004 12:21:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/africa/05/30/saftrica.aristide/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/africa/05/30/saftrica.aristide/index.htmlSouth Africa's main opposition party has called the decision to grant Haiti's ousted President Jean-Bertrand Aristide temporary asylum a "mistake" and questioned the cost to South African taxpayers.Sun, 30 May 2004 14:57:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/05/16/haiti.drugs/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/05/16/haiti.drugs/index.htmlU.S. federal agents have arrested Haiti's former national police chief in Miami, as part of the Drug Enforcement Administration's ongoing investigation into drug trafficking in the Caribbean nation, according to a DEA spokesman and court documents.Sun, 16 May 2004 06:48:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/africa/05/13/saftrica.haiti/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/africa/05/13/saftrica.haiti/index.htmlDeposed Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide has been given permission to stay in South Africa until the situation in his own volatile country returns to stability.Thu, 13 May 2004 11:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/04/14/mariner.haiti/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/04/14/mariner.haiti/index.htmlHaiti's new government has underscored its commitment to justice. "The fight against impunity will be a top priority for us," said interim Justice Minister Bernard Gousse when I met him a few weeks ago. "We're planning to investigate human rights abuses, killings, and the pilfering of the state treasury."Wed, 14 Apr 2004 16:52:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/04/05/haiti.elections/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/04/05/haiti.elections/index.htmlAfter a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell, the leader of Haiti's interim government said Monday that general elections will be held next year to set up a new democracy.Mon, 05 Apr 2004 23:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/03/25/haiti/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/03/25/haiti/index.htmlU.S. Ambassador James Foley on Monday passed the word to Provisional Prime Minister Gerard LaTortue that his superiors in the Bush administration were not happy about language used by the head of Haiti's new government. LaTortue refers to his country's rebels as "freedom fighters."Thu, 25 Mar 2004 16:12:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/03/15/haiti/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/03/15/haiti/index.htmlHaiti's interim government Monday recalled its ambassador to Jamaica, shortly before ousted Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide arrived there, the Haitian prime minister's office said.Mon, 15 Mar 2004 18:09:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/03/15/haiti.tm/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/03/15/haiti.tm/index.htmlHaiti is the Western Hemisphere's poorest country. But with the departure of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, it is becoming clear how much money both he and his chief foe, the Bush Administration, spent not on alleviating that poverty but on politicking against each other.Mon, 15 Mar 2004 16:50:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/africa/03/15/aristide.africa/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/africa/03/15/aristide.africa/index.htmlFormer Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide left the Central African Republic early Monday, presumably for Jamaica.Mon, 15 Mar 2004 10:36:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/03/11/aristide/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/03/11/aristide/index.htmlWhen Sen. John Kerry was interviewed on foreign policy in Houston last Friday by New York Times reporters, he made news by declaring that as president he "would have been prepared to send troops immediately" to save Jean-Bertrand Aristide as president of Haiti.Thu, 11 Mar 2004 21:26:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/03/11/haiti/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/03/11/haiti/index.htmlFormer Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide is to travel to Jamaica early next week, Jamaican Prime Minister P.J. Patterson has said.Thu, 11 Mar 2004 21:23:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/03/10/haiti/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/03/10/haiti/index.htmlHaiti's newly designated prime minister said Wednesday that the nation's army was disbanded unconstitutionally by now-exiled President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, and he will appoint a commission to examine its re-establishment.Wed, 10 Mar 2004 21:35:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/03/09/haiti/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/03/09/haiti/index.htmlHaiti's new prime minister, Gerard Latortue, says he was not picked by the United States to run the embattled nation.Tue, 09 Mar 2004 18:27:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/03/06/aristide.exile/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/03/06/aristide.exile/index.htmlOusted Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide remained for a fourth day Friday in a gilded cage in this dilapidated capital city, unable to communicate with the outside world, his spokesman said in a telephone interview from Paris.Sat, 06 Mar 2004 06:16:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/03/03/findlaw.analysis.mariner.haiti/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/03/03/findlaw.analysis.mariner.haiti/index.htmlJean-Bertrand Aristide, president of Haiti until Sunday, has ceded power. Pressed to resign by the U.S. and French governments, and facing a threatened rebel assault on Port-au-Prince, Aristide was flown out of the country early Sunday morning.Wed, 03 Mar 2004 21:10:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/03/03/haiti.rebels.1445/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/03/03/haiti.rebels.1445/index.htmlSupporters of Haitian rebel leader Guy Philippe burned paintings from the country's former army headquarters as Philippe declared himself the country's new police chief and threatened to arrest Prime Minister Yvon Neptune.Wed, 03 Mar 2004 19:43:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/03/03/haiti.rebels/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/03/03/haiti.rebels/index.htmlPolitical turmoil continued in Haiti late Wednesday as Prime Minister Yvon Neptune declared a state of emergency and announced the formation of a commission to oversee security in the turbulent nation.Wed, 03 Mar 2004 07:32:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/03/02/aristide.africa/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/03/02/aristide.africa/index.htmlSupporters of Haitian rebel leader Guy Philippe burned paintings from the country's former army headquarters Tuesday as Philippe declared himself the country's new police chief and threatened to arrest Prime Minister Yvon Neptune.Tue, 02 Mar 2004 14:16:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/03/02/aristide.claim/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/03/02/aristide.claim/index.htmlOusted President Jean-Bertrand Aristide says he was forced out of Haiti in a "real coup d'etat" led by the United States, in what he called a "modern way to have a modern kidnapping."Tue, 02 Mar 2004 06:41:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/03/01/wbr.aristide.exit/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/03/01/wbr.aristide.exit/index.htmlFrom the Wolf Blitzer Reports staff in Washington:Mon, 01 Mar 2004 21:38:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/03/01/cnna.powell/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/03/01/cnna.powell/index.htmlAs part of a U.N. multinational peacekeeping force, U.S. Marines are helping secure the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince on Monday, a day after President Jean-Bertrand Aristide's resignation and departure.Mon, 01 Mar 2004 13:19:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/03/01/haiti.revolt/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/03/01/haiti.revolt/index.htmlGreeted by hundreds of cheering supporters, heavily armed Haitian rebels drove into Port-au-Prince on Monday, entering the headquarters of the national police, the stronghold of supporters of former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide.Mon, 01 Mar 2004 06:10:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/03/01/cnna.aristide/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/03/01/cnna.aristide/index.htmlHundreds of U.S. Marines are in Haiti securing key points in the capital, Port-au-Prince, after President Jean-Bertrand Aristide resigned and fled the country.Mon, 01 Mar 2004 00:47:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/03/01/aristide.letter/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/03/01/aristide.letter/index.htmlA source provided CNN with this translation of former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide's letter of resignation:Mon, 01 Mar 2004 00:18:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/02/29/haiti.reax/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/02/29/haiti.reax/index.htmlDemocratic Rep. Charles Rangel of New York said Sunday the United States is just as responsible for President Jean-Bertrand Aristide's ouster as the rebels who forced him from office.Sun, 29 Feb 2004 16:41:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/02/29/haiti.revolt/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/02/29/haiti.revolt/index.htmlThe U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Sunday night to send a multinational peacekeeping force to Haiti for up to three months.Sun, 29 Feb 2004 12:18:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/02/28/otsc.newman/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/02/28/otsc.newman/index.htmlPort-au-Prince is in chaos as armed rebels, demanding the resignation of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, claim they have surrounded the capital. As armed thugs roam the streets, Aristide remains in the city and insists he will not step down.Sat, 28 Feb 2004 17:05:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/02/28/haiti.revolt/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/02/28/haiti.revolt/index.htmlThe White House accused Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide of orchestrating the violence that has gripped the capital, Port-au-Prince, for days.Sat, 28 Feb 2004 13:38:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/02/27/haiti.revolt0630/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/02/27/haiti.revolt0630/index.htmlAs rebel-fueled turmoil continues to wrack Haiti, U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell is calling upon embattled President Jean-Bertrand Aristide to do what's best for his people.Fri, 27 Feb 2004 11:26:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/02/27/haiti.revolt/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/02/27/haiti.revolt/index.htmlWith rebels claiming to have surrounded the Haitian capital -- where President Jean-Bertrand Aristide was holed up and vowing to stay -- armed gangs have taken to the streets, leaving deaths, looting and fires in their wake.Fri, 27 Feb 2004 09:02:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/02/26/cnna.aristide/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/02/26/cnna.aristide/index.htmlWhile the Caribbean Community warned of that a humanitarian crisis and "sheer anarchy and chaos" are imminent in Haiti, embattled Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide vowed to remain in office amid a growing revolt and calls for him to step down.Thu, 26 Feb 2004 22:41:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/02/26/haiti.revolt.intl/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/02/26/haiti.revolt.intl/index.htmlThe United Nations Security Council is to hold an urgent meeting to discuss the turmoil in Haiti as the U.S. Coast Guard begins intercepting refugee boats.Thu, 26 Feb 2004 08:47:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/02/26/haiti.revolt/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/02/26/haiti.revolt/index.htmlCaribbean countries called on the United Nations Thursday to dispatch a multinational force to restore order in Haiti, with Jamaica's foreign minister warning that a humanitarian crisis and "sheer anarchy and chaos" are imminent.Thu, 26 Feb 2004 07:18:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/02/24/haiti.revolt/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/02/24/haiti.revolt/index.htmlOpposition leaders in Haiti have delayed a decision on whether to back a U.S.-supported peace plan for Haiti, and are to meet Wednesday to draw up a counterproposal.Tue, 24 Feb 2004 23:17:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/02/23/haiti.revolt/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/02/23/haiti.revolt/index.htmlA team of 50 Marines arrived in the Haitian capital Monday to help protect the U.S. Embassy and its staff against possible rebel attack.Mon, 23 Feb 2004 14:57:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/02/22/haiti.revolt/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/02/22/haiti.revolt/index.htmlHaiti's government sent reinforcements to Cap Haitien after rebels seeking to oust President Jean-Bertrand Aristide moved into the country's second-largest city Sunday, storming police headquarters and freeing prisoners.Sun, 22 Feb 2004 05:31:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/02/21/haiti.revolt/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/02/21/haiti.revolt/index.htmlPresident Jean-Bertrand Aristide said Saturday that he has accepted all conditions of a peace plan presented to him by an international delegation, but opposition leaders appeared unwavering in their refusal to go along with any such deal.Sat, 21 Feb 2004 08:44:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/02/20/haiti.bush/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/02/20/haiti.bush/index.htmlThe White House said Friday it is "actively engaged" in the effort to peacefully resolve the political crisis in Haiti and called on President Jean-Bertrand Aristide to honor past commitments to give opposition movements a greater voice in the government.Fri, 20 Feb 2004 19:08:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/02/20/haiti.revolt/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/02/20/haiti.revolt/index.htmlA multinational team including delegates from the United States, France and other governments is expected Saturday in Haiti in an effort to end a bloody rebellion against President Jean-Bertrand Aristide.Fri, 20 Feb 2004 06:45:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/02/19/haiti.revolt/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/02/19/haiti.revolt/index.htmlA multinational team will travel to Haiti Saturday to discuss a plan to calm the turbulence there, a senior State Department official announced Thursday as Americans were urged to leave Haiti as soon as possible.Thu, 19 Feb 2004 18:42:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/02/18/haiti.revolt/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/02/18/haiti.revolt/index.htmlPolice and armed supporters of embattled Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide manned barricades in Cap Haitien Wednesday, fearing rebels who have taken over other towns were headed their way.Wed, 18 Feb 2004 10:29:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/02/17/haiti.revolt1410/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/02/17/haiti.revolt1410/index.htmlAn uprising in Haiti has intensified with rebels killing the police chief and two of his bodyguards in the town of Hinche before driving the rest of the police force from the town, local radio reports said.Tue, 17 Feb 2004 19:08:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/02/17/haiti.revolt/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/02/17/haiti.revolt/index.htmlInternational concern is growing about a rebel bid in Haiti to oust President Jean-Bertrand Aristide that has left more than 50 people dead.Tue, 17 Feb 2004 07:01:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TRAVEL/02/10/haiti.travel.warning/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TRAVEL/02/10/haiti.travel.warning/index.htmlWith Haiti wracked by civil unrest, the United States urged Americans Tuesday to leave the country "if they can do so safely."Tue, 10 Feb 2004 01:27:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/02/09/haiti.unrest/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/02/09/haiti.unrest/index.htmlPolice regained control of the port city of St. Marc, one of at least six towns seized by armed opponents of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, witnesses and wire service reports said late Monday.Mon, 09 Feb 2004 21:31:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/02/05/haiti.unrest/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/02/05/haiti.unrest/index.htmlAt least five people were killed and 20 wounded when a group opposed to Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide took over one of the country's largest cities Thursday, an opposition leader said.Thu, 05 Feb 2004 02:11:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/02/01/haiti.aristide/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/02/01/haiti.aristide/index.htmlHaitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide returned to Port-au-Prince Saturday night after a daylong meeting with international leaders in an effort to resolve Haiti's latest political crisis.Sun, 01 Feb 2004 14:26:00 EST