2004 Haitian
2004 Haitian Coup D’ État
Morada Dessalines
Chamberlain College School of Nursing
Reporter Fran Quigley stated, "Life for the impoverished majority is becoming more violent and more inhuman as the months pass since the elected government 's removal," in a report on January 2005. He was referring to Haitian life after the abrupt removal of its President from office. On February 2004, the violent coup Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide from office was orchestrated by military force. This paper wants to identify and describe the reasons for this Haitian revolt. There are many interpretations and concerning this event; therefore, I want to assess different perspectives about the ousting of President Aristide. Finally, this paper will discuss the positive and negative results from this 2004 Haitian coup d’état.
Editor and author, Amy Wilentz compares the 2004 coup to the violent 1700s Haitian revolt by Toussaint L 'Ouverture to overthrow the French. She explains that Haiti has a long history of government oppression and turmoil. She begins her article by explaining how a coup begins. “They don 't just happen. In a country like Haiti, where the military has been disbanded for nearly a decade, soldiers don 't simply emerge from the underbrush; they have to be reorganized, retrained and resupplied.” Wilentz believed that Aristide was doomed in office since the very beginning of his Presidency. The nation was described as “the hunger, despair and disease were beyond management” (Farmer, 2004). Aristide gained support democratically through the support of majority of the Haitian people but not of the elite .Clinton reinstated Aristide back against the will of the Haitian elite from a 1991 coup with the help of U.S. military. This angered Aristide’s adversaries and started a rivalry amongst those with power and wealth. While Aristide was in office, many people that opposed him were killed. The government failed to seek justice for
Morada Dessalines
Chamberlain College School of Nursing
Reporter Fran Quigley stated, "Life for the impoverished majority is becoming more violent and more inhuman as the months pass since the elected government 's removal," in a report on January 2005. He was referring to Haitian life after the abrupt removal of its President from office. On February 2004, the violent coup Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide from office was orchestrated by military force. This paper wants to identify and describe the reasons for this Haitian revolt. There are many interpretations and concerning this event; therefore, I want to assess different perspectives about the ousting of President Aristide. Finally, this paper will discuss the positive and negative results from this 2004 Haitian coup d’état.
Editor and author, Amy Wilentz compares the 2004 coup to the violent 1700s Haitian revolt by Toussaint L 'Ouverture to overthrow the French. She explains that Haiti has a long history of government oppression and turmoil. She begins her article by explaining how a coup begins. “They don 't just happen. In a country like Haiti, where the military has been disbanded for nearly a decade, soldiers don 't simply emerge from the underbrush; they have to be reorganized, retrained and resupplied.” Wilentz believed that Aristide was doomed in office since the very beginning of his Presidency. The nation was described as “the hunger, despair and disease were beyond management” (Farmer, 2004). Aristide gained support democratically through the support of majority of the Haitian people but not of the elite .Clinton reinstated Aristide back against the will of the Haitian elite from a 1991 coup with the help of U.S. military. This angered Aristide’s adversaries and started a rivalry amongst those with power and wealth. While Aristide was in office, many people that opposed him were killed. The government failed to seek justice for
References: CNN.com. (March 2, 2004). Aristide says U.S. deposed him in 'coup d 'etat '. Retrieved from http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/03/01/aristide.claim/ The Economist. (Mar 4, 2004). Whose coup in Haiti? Retrieved from www.economist.com/node/2478583 Farmer, Paul. (2004). Who removed Aristide? Retrieved from Sanders, Richard (2004) A Very Canadian Coup in Haiti. Retrieved from http://coat.ncf.ca/Haiti/Canada_in_Haiti.htm Wilentz, Amy. (March 22, 2004) Coup in Haiti.The Nation, Issue 4. Retrieved from http://www.thenation.com/authors World Socialist. (2004). Haiti bill calling for investigation of U.S. role in 2004 Coup. Retrieved from http://haitiaction.net/News/HA/2_5_9/2_5_9.html