On 16 December 2009, several thousand protesters marched through Port-au-Prince calling for Aristide's return to Haiti, and protesting the exclusion of Aristide's populist Fanmi Lavalas party from upcoming elections.

Two main reasons for its creation are known: ( 1 ) to allow the Lavalas movement to remain inclusive while opposing the neo-liberal policies of the foreign-influenced OPL, which was one of the conditions for Aristide's return to power in 1994 ; ( 2 ) to prevent rival politicians from taking over the movement's leadership from Aristide and other more left-wing leaders.

After Aristide's overthrow, the violence in Haiti continued, despite the presence of peacekeepers.

This led to a crowd of at least 2000 at the National Palace, which threatened violence ; together with Aristide's failure to explicitly reject mob violence this permitted the junta which would topple him to accuse him of human rights violations.

" There is some suspicion that Aristide's speech was edited to make it sound as if he were advocating " necklacing " when he was actually urging his supporters not to use violence but to use the constitution and voting instead.

Chamblain was second-in-command of a paramilitary organization, the Front for the Advancement and Progress of Haïti ( FRAPH ), founded in August 1993 as tensions grew between supporters of Aristide's reinstatement and supporters of the military government.

Though this has never been proven, many observers in the press and academia believe that the US has not provided convincing answers to several of the more suspicious details surrounding the coup, such as the circumstances under which the US obtained Aristide's purported letter of " resignation " ( as presented by the US ) which, translated from Kreyol, does not actually read as a resignation.

Under Aristide's leadership, his party implemented many major reforms.

During Aristide's short-lived first period in office, he attempted to carry out substantial reforms, which brought passionate opposition from Haiti's business and military elite.

Both of Aristide's elected terms were interrupted ( and in the second case, terminated altogether ) by violent coups orchestrated by the dominant elite.

On September 11, 1993, Antoine Izméry attended a mass that had been organised by KOMEVEB to commemorate the 1988 St Jean Bosco massacre, where numerous people had been killed in an attempt on Aristide's life, when he had been a parish priest.

The Haitian military overthrew Aristide's first government in 1991.

Following Chamblain's return and the collapse of Aristide's government in 2004, Amnesty International called for UN peacekeepers to arrest Chamblain for his alleged participation in various war crimes in 1987, 1991, and 1993-1994.

Pina's first Haiti documentary, Haiti: Harvest of Hope, focused on the formation of Aristide's Lavalas political movement, the military coup of 1991 and Aristide's eventual return from exile in October 1994.

When Aristide's term ended in February 1996, this was Haiti's first ever transition between two democratically elected presidents.

Although Aristide accepted the plan, it was rejected by the opposition, which mostly consisted of Haitian businessmen and former members of the army ( who sought to reinstate the military following Aristide's disbandment of it ).

The international community stated that the crisis was of Aristide's making and that he was not acting in the best interests of his country.

Throughout the first three decades of Aristide's life, Haiti was ruled by the family dictatorships of François " Papa Doc " and Jean-Claude " Baby Doc " Duvalier.

Aristide's church was burned to the ground.

In accordance with the requirements of Article 149 of the Haitian Constitution, Superior Court Justice Joseph Nérette was installed as Président Provisoire to serve until elections were held within 90 days of Aristide's resignation.

A United Nations trade embargo during Aristide's exile, intended to force the coup leaders to step down, was a strong blow to Haiti's already weak economy.

Earlier in February, Aristide's lawyer had claimed that the U. S. was arming anti-Aristide troops.

Aristide's party was barred from participating in the elections, and the U. S. fears his return could be " destabilizing ".

Amnesty International reported that, after Aristide's departure in 2004, Haiti was " descending into a severe humanitarian and human rights crisis.

On March 2, 2004, shortly after Aristide's removal, a mob attempted to arrest Neptune on corruption charges, but it was not successful.

He also refers to himself as a prisoner in his own office and backs Aristide's claims that he was forced out of office under duress.

Joanis was subsequently deported back to Haïti in 2002, but escaped during the 2004 Haiti rebellion that preceded Aristide's second fall from power.

According to Constant, shortly after Aristide's ouster, Colonel Patrick Collins, a U. S. Defense Intelligence Agency ( DIA ), attache who was stationed in Haiti from 1989 to 1992, pressured him to organize a front that could oppose the Aristide movement and do intelligence work against it ( it is believed that members of FRAPH were working, and perhaps still are, for two social service agencies funded by the US Agency for International Development, one of which maintains sensitive files on the popular social movements of the Haïtian poor ).

He was elected mayor of Port-au-Prince in the 1990 elections that brought Jean-Bertrand Aristide's National Front for Change and Democracy party to power.

He was Minister of Culture during Jean-Bertrand Aristide's first term as President of Haiti.

During Bill Clinton's presidential transition following his election in 1992, Bajeux praised Clinton's efforts to aide Aristide's return, and in 1996 he accused Republicans of using problems in Haiti to embarrass Clinton, who was then running for reelection.

The Haitian general election, 1995 in June 1995 saw Aristide's coalition, the Lavalas ( Waterfall ) Political Organization, gain a sweeping victory, and René Préval, a prominent Aristide political ally, elected President with 88 % of the vote.

* 2004 Haitian coup d ' état – a conflict fought for several weeks in Haiti during February 2004 that resulted in the premature end of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide's second term, and the installment of an interim government led by Gerard Latortue.

K. A. Paul with Haitian rebel leader Guy Philippe and Former US Congressman Bob Clement, at a press conference in Haiti after Paul convinced Phillipe to lay down his arms following Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide's deposition

On the eve of the 1990 elections ( which Aristide eventually won ), Izméry accused former President of the United States Jimmy Carter of attempting to ensure the victory of Aristide's rival, Marc Bazin.

A mediation team of diplomats presented a plan to reduce Aristide's power while allowing him to remain in office until the end of his constitutional term.

Although there were accusations of human rights abuses, the OAS / UN International Civilian Mission in Haiti, known by the French acronym MICIVIH, found that the human rights situation in Haiti improved dramatically following Aristide's return to power in 1994.

He returned in 1994, after Aristide's return to power.

Canadian police arrested Oriel Jean, Aristide's security chief and one of his most trusted friends, for money laundering.

None of the allegations about Aristide's involvement in embezzlement, corruption, or money laundering schemes could be proven.

Aristide's first term ended in February 1996, and the constitution did not allow him to serve consecutive terms.

conducted a $ 3 million party-building program in Haiti, training Aristide's political opponents, uniting them into a single bloc and, according to a former U. S. ambassador there, encouraging them to reject internationally sanctioned power-sharing agreements in order to heighten Haiti's political crisis.

In February 2004, the assassination of gang leader Amiot Metayer sparked a violent rebellion that culminated in Aristide's removal from office.

CARICOM, an organization of Caribbean countries that included Haiti, called for a United Nations investigation into Aristide's removal, but were reportedly pressured by the US and France to drop their request.