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Catholic priest, as a member of the Holy Ghost Fathers, or Spiritan Fathers, though he later left
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had given it to them. In July of that year he brought the ECHR to Port-au-Prince. He also began his affiliation with KONAKOM, a moderate socialist political party, eventually rising to become a central figure in the party by 1989.
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Germani, Clara (30 November 1987). "Violence derails Haiti elections".
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1245:Personal reflection
1123:Government of Haiti
1050:on 16 February 2016
84:Academic background
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