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Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Haiti's government is ready to issue a diplomatic passport to ousted former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, opening the way for his
possible return home from exile in South Africa, a senior official said on Monday.
Aristide, a firebrand leftist ex-Roman Catholic priest who became Haiti's first freely elected president in 1990 before his later ouster, said
earlier this month he was ready to return to his homeland "today, tomorrow, at any time."
He remains very popular at home and some fear he could mobilize supporters who could disrupt an already confused ongoing presidential
and legislative elections process. Aristide's FanmiLavalas party was banned from taking part.
Aristide's plans to return home follows the controversial return to Haiti on January 16 of former dictator Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier.
Duvalier, 59, now faces charges in Haiti of corruption, theft and crimes against humanity. |
