Jean-Bertrand Aristide
Haitian politician who became Haiti's first democratically elected president
Why Is Jean-Bertrand Aristide Influential?
(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Jean-Bertrand Aristide is a Haitian former Salesian priest and politician who became Haiti's first democratically elected president. A proponent of liberation theology, Aristide was appointed to a parish in Port-au-Prince in 1982 after completing his studies to become a priest. He became a focal point for the pro-democracy movement first under Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier and then under the military transition regime which followed. He won the 1990–91 Haitian general election, with 67% of the vote. As a priest, he taught liberation theology and, as a president, he attempted to normalize Afro-Creole culture, including Vodou religion, in Haiti.
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What Schools Are Affiliated With Jean-Bertrand Aristide?
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