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Alexandre was raised by his uncle, Martial Célestin. Trained as a lawyer, he worked for a law firm in Port-au-Prince for 25 years before being appointed to the Supreme Court in 1992. President Aristide later appointed him as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in 2002.<ref>{{cite book |last=R. Hall |first=Michael |date=2012 |title=Historical Dictionary of Haiti |
Alexandre was raised by his uncle, Martial Célestin. Trained as a lawyer, he worked for a law firm in Port-au-Prince for 25 years before being appointed to the Supreme Court in 1992. President Aristide later appointed him as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in 2002.<ref>{{cite book |last=R. Hall |first=Michael |date=2012 |title=Historical Dictionary of Haiti |publisher=Scarecrow Press |page=14 |isbn=9780810878105 }}</ref> |
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He served as [[provisional government|provisional]] president of Haiti from 2004 to 2006 after Aristide relinquished the presidency. The [[2004 Haitian coup d'état]] removed President [[Jean-Bertrand Aristide]] from the [[Americas]] on 29 February 2004. Following this, Alexandre, as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and therefore next in the presidential [[line of succession]], assumed the office of president. During Alexandre's acting presidency, [[Amnesty International]] reported "excessive use of force by police officers", [[extrajudicial execution]]s, a lack of investigations into these, escalation of "unlawful killings and kidnappings by illegal armed groups", failure of officials to prevent and punish [[violence against women]], dysfunctionality of the justice system, and forty or more people [[habeas corpus|imprisoned without charge or trial]].<ref name="amnesty_haitiduring2005">{{cite web| title =2006 Annual Report for Haiti| publisher =[[Amnesty International]]| year =2006| url =http://www.amnestyusa.org/annualreport.php?id=ar&yr=2006&c=HTI| |
He served as [[provisional government|provisional]] president of Haiti from 2004 to 2006 after Aristide relinquished the presidency. The [[2004 Haitian coup d'état]] removed President [[Jean-Bertrand Aristide]] from the [[Americas]] on 29 February 2004. Following this, Alexandre, as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and therefore next in the presidential [[line of succession]], assumed the office of president. During Alexandre's acting presidency, [[Amnesty International]] reported "excessive use of force by police officers", [[extrajudicial execution]]s, a lack of investigations into these, escalation of "unlawful killings and kidnappings by illegal armed groups", failure of officials to prevent and punish [[violence against women]], dysfunctionality of the justice system, and forty or more people [[habeas corpus|imprisoned without charge or trial]].<ref name="amnesty_haitiduring2005">{{cite web| title =2006 Annual Report for Haiti| publisher =[[Amnesty International]]| year =2006| url =http://www.amnestyusa.org/annualreport.php?id=ar&yr=2006&c=HTI| access-date =2009-08-06| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20081129232737/http://www.amnestyusa.org/annualreport.php?id=ar&yr=2006&c=HTI| archive-date =2008-11-29| url-status =dead}}</ref> |
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Alexandre left office on 14 May 2006, when [[René Préval]], winner of the [[2006 Haitian elections|February 2006 presidential election]], was sworn in as president. |
Alexandre left office on 14 May 2006, when [[René Préval]], winner of the [[2006 Haitian elections|February 2006 presidential election]], was sworn in as president. |
Revision as of 21:51, 21 December 2020
Boniface Alexandre | |
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President of Haiti Provisional | |
In office 29 February 2004 – 14 May 2006 | |
Prime Minister | Yvon Neptune Gérard Latortue |
Preceded by | Jean-Bertrand Aristide |
Succeeded by | René Préval |
Personal details | |
Born | 31 July 1936 |
Spouse | Célima Dorcély |
Boniface Alexandre (born 31 July 1936) is a Haitian politician.
Life
Alexandre was raised by his uncle, Martial Célestin. Trained as a lawyer, he worked for a law firm in Port-au-Prince for 25 years before being appointed to the Supreme Court in 1992. President Aristide later appointed him as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in 2002.[1]
He served as provisional president of Haiti from 2004 to 2006 after Aristide relinquished the presidency. The 2004 Haitian coup d'état removed President Jean-Bertrand Aristide from the Americas on 29 February 2004. Following this, Alexandre, as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and therefore next in the presidential line of succession, assumed the office of president. During Alexandre's acting presidency, Amnesty International reported "excessive use of force by police officers", extrajudicial executions, a lack of investigations into these, escalation of "unlawful killings and kidnappings by illegal armed groups", failure of officials to prevent and punish violence against women, dysfunctionality of the justice system, and forty or more people imprisoned without charge or trial.[2]
Alexandre left office on 14 May 2006, when René Préval, winner of the February 2006 presidential election, was sworn in as president.
He is a nephew of the country's first prime minister, Martial Célestin.
See also
References
- ^ R. Hall, Michael (2012). Historical Dictionary of Haiti. Scarecrow Press. p. 14. ISBN 9780810878105.
- ^ "2006 Annual Report for Haiti". Amnesty International. 2006. Archived from the original on 29 November 2008. Retrieved 6 August 2009.