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1987 Haitian general election

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522:(Christian Democratic Union) on 13 October. On 2 November 1987, the National Electoral Council barred 12 presidential candidates because their support to the late Duvalier regime. Among the rejected candidates were Clovis Desinor (former Minister of Finance), Lieut. General Claude Raymond (former Chief of Staff), General Jean Baptiste Hilaire, Herve Boyer, Edouard Francisque and other army officers and Cabinet ministers. Other rejected candidates were Clemard Joseph Charles, Alphons Lahens, Hillaire Jean-Baptiste, Jean Julme, Edouard Francisque, Jean Theagene, Arthur Bonhomme, Herve Boyer and Franck Romain. 30: 886: 388: 551:
later wrote that "Citizens who lined up to vote were mowed down by fusillades of terrorists' bullets. Military leaders, who had either orchestrated or condoned the murders, moved in to cancel the election and retain control of the Government." This became known as the Ruelle Vaillant massacre.
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That same day, several media outlets were attacked: Radio Haiti-Inter suffered a grenade attack on its facade and Radio Antilles International was attacked with gunfire. A group of 16 men in army uniforms destroyed the transmitter of Radio Soleil.
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On 8 November 1987, the date voter registration closed, the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP), with the assistance of 30,000 volunteers, had managed to register 2,246,000 voters, estimated at 73% of the potential electorate.
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that was boycotted by almost all the previous candidates and in which fewer than 4 percent of the people voted; the victor was peremptorially removed when he dared to exert some independence as president." -
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on 29 November 1987, with a second round planned for 29 December. Voters were to elect the President, 77 deputies and 27 senators. However, the elections were suspended due to a massacre of voters.
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Two candidates were assassinated before the elections; Louis Eugene Athis (Democratic Movement for the Liberation of Haiti) on 3 August, and
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Whitney, Kathleen Marie (1996), "Sin, Fraph, and the CIA: U.S. Covert Action in Haiti",
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The elections were cancelled only three hours after polls opened after troops led by
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Republic of Haiti: IFES Election Project, July 1990-April 1991, Final Report
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Louis Déjoie Jr. for the National Agriculture and Industry Party (PAIN).
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Sylvio Claude for the Haiti's Christian Democratic Party (PDCH).
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Grégoire Eugene for the Social Christian Party of Haiti (PSCH).
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J. Ray Kennedy; Marta Maria Villaveces; Jeff Fischer (1991).
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Mouvement Pour la l'Instauration de la Démocratie en Haïti
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The elections were followed several months later by the
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Index

Politics of Haiti

Constitution
Constitutional Court
Law
Haitian Parliament
Chamber of Deputies
Senate
President of Haiti
list
Transitional Presidential Council
Prime Minister of Haiti
list
Garry Conille
Cabinet
Supreme Court of Haiti
elections
2006
2010–11
Next
2015
2016 (Feb)
2016 (Nov)
2015–16
2016–17
CEP
Administrative divisions
Departments
Arrondissements
Communes

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