Pierre Stewart Pettigrew is a Canadian politician and businessman.
Michel Joseph Martelly is a Haitian musician and politician who was the President of Haiti from May 2011 until February 2016.
The National Assembly consisted of the bicameral legislature of the Republic of Haiti,consisting of the upper house as the Senate and the lower house as the Chamber of Deputies. Both assemblies conduct legislative sessions at the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince.
Haiti competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal,Quebec,Canada. Haiti sent ten track and field athletes and three boxers to the games. As the athletes were amateurs,picked by President Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier out of his personal friends,they had remarkedly poor times,with DieudonnéLaMothe earning the worst results ever at the 5000 metres. Among the officials was Gérard Raoul Rouzier,who served on the Football Disciplinary Commission.
Pierre-Eustache Daniel Fignolé was a Haitian politician who became Haiti's provisional head of state for three weeks in 1957. He was one of the most influential leaders in the pre-Duvalier era,a liberal labor organizer in Port-au-Prince so popular among urban workers that he could call upon them at a moment's notice to hold mass protests,known as "woulo konpresè"—Haitian Creole for "steamroller."
The State of Haiti was the name of the state in northern Haiti. It was created on 17 October 1806 following the assassination of Emperor Jacques I and the overthrow of the First Empire of Haiti. The northern State of Haiti was ruled by Henri Christophe originally as Provisional Chief of the Haitian Government from 17 October 1806 until 17 February 1807 when he became President of the State of Haiti. The 1807 constitution for the State of Haiti made the post of president a position for life with the president having the power to appoint his successor. On 28 March 1811 President Henri was proclaimed King Henri I,thereby dissolving the State of Haiti and creating the Kingdom of Haiti.
Jean-Nicolas Nissage Saget succeeded Sylvain Salnave as President of Haiti in 1869. Coming into power by coup,Saget was the first Haitian president to serve out his term of office (1869–1874) and retire voluntarily,although his retirement led to a renewal of the political turmoil between blacks and the country's mulatto elites. He died in 1880.
Lamothe can be a name of communes in France or a surname of people.
Michel Domingue served as the President of Haiti from 14 June 1874 to 15 April 1876.
Pierre Théoma Boisrond-Canal was a Haitian politician who served as the President of Haiti three times.
Borno Monpoint,better known as Monpoint Jeune served as president of Haiti from 23 August to 17 October 1889.
Laurent Salvador Lamothe is a Haitian businessman,technology entrepreneur,and political figure who has served in the government of Haiti as Foreign Minister beginning in October 2011,then as Prime Minister after appointment on 4 May 2012. On 14 December 2014,Lamothe resigned from his position as Prime Minister. Canada and the United States have imposed sanctions on him and accused him of corruption.
The Ministry of Defense is a ministry of the Government of Haiti. This ministry is responsible for military and defense of the country,along with playing an integral role in the Prime Minister's Cabinet.
Haiti–Mexico relations are the diplomatic relations between Haiti and Mexico. Both nations are members of Association of Caribbean States,Community of Latin American and Caribbean States,Organization of American States and the United Nations.
Presidential elections were held in Haiti on 25 October 2015,alongside local elections and the second round of the legislative elections. Incumbent President Michel Martelly was constitutionally barred from running. As no candidate received a majority of the vote in the first round,a runoff was to be held on 27 December 2015. On 22 December the Conseil Electoral Provisoire (CEP) announced that the runoff has been postponed indefinitely. However,on 1 January 2016 President Michel Martelly announced that the runoff would be held on 17 January,but on 7 January the President changed the date to 24 January. On 20 January,Jude Célestin issued a statement that calls "whatever the person who will participate in this January 24 [runoff],is a traitor to the Nation". Because of rioting and electoral violence,on 22 January the CEP decided to postpone the second round again,with no specific date given,even after President Michel Martelly confirmed the previous day in a nationwide speech that the election should still take place. The run-off date was later agreed to take place on 24 April 2016.
The Dr. Louis G. Lamothe Foundation aims to promote social dialogue. Launched on 18 December 2015,by Laurent Lamothe,former Prime Minister of Haiti in the name of his father,the foundation hopes to expose citizens to information and the concept of social responsibility so that they can make a contribution to the dialogue,exchange of knowledge and the social transformation of their own country. It aims to create a favourable environment for the development of social entrepreneurship. It is based in Port-au-Prince,Haiti.
Pauline Brice-Thézan (1843-1893) was a Haitian liberal advocator.
Liliane Pierre-Paul was a Haitian journalist,activist,radio broadcaster,and radio station founder. She broadcast in Haitian Creole,which she described as the people's language. Pierre-Paul received a Courage in Journalism Award in 1990 from the International Women's Media Foundation. She also received le prix Roc Cadet de SOS Liberte in 2014. Musician and former president of Haiti Michel Martelly sang a carnival méringue song entitled "Bal Bannann nan",mocking Paul. She appears in the film Moloch Tropical. Her husband Anthony Barbier was appointed general secretary of the National Palace by Provisional President Jocelerme Privert.
Brazil–Haiti relations are the current and historical relations between the Federative Republic of Brazil and the Republic of Haiti. Both nations are members of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States,Organization of American States and the United Nations.
