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Haitians to follow him, Philippe won less than 1% of the vote, demonstrating that he had failed to project his
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suburb of Delmas from 1997 to 1999. International monitors later "learned that dozens of suspected gang members were summarily executed, mainly by police under the command of
Inspector Berthony Bazile, Philippe's deputy." In 1999 he was made police chief of
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country is in my hands." He summoned twenty police commanders to meet with him the previous day and warned that if they failed to appear he would arrest them.
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823:"Guy Philippe: Former Haiti coup leader pleads not guilty in US court"
779:"Haiti - Politic : The G8 rejects the statements of Guy Philippe"
406:"Guy Philippe: The flip-flopping rebel who admires Pinochet and Bush"
628:"Haitian rebel leader Guy Philippe declares himself military chief"
947:"Return to Haiti of a Coup Leader Raises Concerns of More Turmoil"
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496:"Haiti: Secure and Credible Elections Crucial for Stability"
678:"Taking on the gangs: Security in Haiti starts to improve"
1052:"Insurgency and betrayal: An interview with Guy Philippe"
850:"Rebel. Drug Fugitive. Hero? Haiti Erupts Over an Arrest"
611:. Democracy Now!: Independent Global News. Archived from
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Howell, Ron (16 March 2004). "Probing US ties to Haiti".
1026:"Former rebel Guy Philippe calls for Haiti PM to resign"
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609:"The Haitian Army Returns: Who Is Guy Philippe?"
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