Aristide: Hero or Villain? Notes on Haiti’s recent political history (1980 – 2004)

Authors

  • César Belan Universidad Católica San Pablo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15175/1984-2503-20179209

Keywords:

Jean Bertrand Aristide, Haiti, political instability, caudillism, new Latin American left

Abstract

The last 20 years of the Republic of Haiti’s political history have been marked by political instability and democratic precariousness. One man has been the indisputable protagonist in such a scenario, also serving as a figure of promise for the country’s most impoverished sectors of society, and that is Jean Bertrand Aristide. Two-time president of Haiti, Aristide is and shall remain a polemical figure, considered a victim by some and a traitor by others. On the brink of a new governmental term in the country – and one marked by its turbulence from the outset – the present article seeks to analyze the political activities of Haiti’s most important political figure in recent years, along with suggesting new perspectives on the lawlessness to have characterized his mandates.

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Author Biography

César Belan, Universidad Católica San Pablo

Abogado y Magister en Derecho Penal por la Universidad Católica de Santa María. Magister (c) en Historia por la Universidad Católica San Pablo. Licenciado en Educación por la Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. Docente del Seminario Arquidiocesano de San Jerónimo – Arequipa y de la Universidad Católica San Pablo. Es miembro Investigador del Centro de Estudios Peruanos (CEP).

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Published

2017-05-31

How to Cite

Belan, C. (2017). Aristide: Hero or Villain? Notes on Haiti’s recent political history (1980 – 2004). Passages: International Review of Political History and Legal Culture, 9(2), 330-349. https://doi.org/10.15175/1984-2503-20179209

Issue

Vol. 9 - No. 2 - Maio a Agosto (2017)

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