Organisation: Democratic Platform

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Aristide devotees criticise takeover

SUPPORTERS of exiled President Jean-Bertrand Aristide criticised the foreign occupation of their country yesterday as Haitian officials began to patch together a new government.

Sat, 06 Mar, 2004

Rebels converge on Haitian capital

Rebels who have launched a bloody uprising took control of another town today, closing in on the capital as Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide appealed for foreign peacekeepers and the country lurched toward chaos.

Fri, 27 Feb, 2004

Looting in Haitian capital as foreigners flee

Foreigners fled Haiti today, some guarded by US marines, as looting erupted in the capital Port-au-Prince.

Wed, 25 Feb, 2004

Haiti: Opposition rejects US peace plan

An opposition coalition, insisting that President Jean-Bertrand Aristide resign, rejected a US-backed peace plan to avert all-out civil war as Haiti’s leader urgently appealed to the world for help.

Wed, 25 Feb, 2004

42 dead after Haitian rebels uprising

Haitian rebels in nearly a dozen towns went on a rampage that has left at least 42 dead and prompted fears of a coup d’etat, in the strongest challenge yet to embattled President Jean-Bertrand Aristide,

Tue, 10 Feb, 2004