Leslie Manigat
Encyclopedia
Leslie François Saint Roc Manigat (born August 16, 1930 in Port-au-Prince
) was elected president
of Haiti
by a tightly controlled military held election in January 1988
.
where he gave courses on World History. He also published articles on education in various Haitian Newspapers: Le Nouvelliste
, La Phalange, Le Matin.
of January 17, 1988 with 50.29% of the votes, defeating ten other candidates. However, voter turnout was well under 10%. Few historians and vote monitors consider this election to have been democratic. He was inaugurated on February 7, 1988, and named Martial Célestin
as his Prime Minister in March. He was overthrown by Gen. Henri Namphy
on June 20, 1988 in the June 1988 Haitian coup d'état
. He ran for president again in the February 2006 election
but was defeated, receiving 12.40% of the vote and placing a distant second behind René Préval.
, was a candidate in the 2010 presidential election
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of 2004. Nominees for the Prize were: Edwidge Danticat, René Depestre
, Jean-Claude Fignolé, Odette Roy-Fombrun, Frankétienne
, Gary Klang, Dany Laferrière
and Josaphat-Robert Large
.
Port-au-Prince
Port-au-Prince is the capital and largest city of the Caribbean nation of Haiti. The city's population was 704,776 as of the 2003 census, and was officially estimated to have reached 897,859 in 2009....
) was elected president
President of Haiti
The President of the Republic of Haiti is the head of state of Haiti. Executive power in Haiti is divided between the president and the government headed by the Prime Minister of Haiti...
of Haiti
Haiti
Haiti , officially the Republic of Haiti , is a Caribbean country. It occupies the western, smaller portion of the island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antillean archipelago, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. Ayiti was the indigenous Taíno or Amerindian name for the island...
by a tightly controlled military held election in January 1988
Haitian presidential election, 1988
General elections were held in Haiti on 17 January 1988, after the Haitian presidential election, 1987 had been cancelled due to an election day massacre of voters either orchestrated or condoned by the Haitian military. The elections were boycotted by most candidates who had contested the previous...
.
In education
Leslie Manigat is also an educator. He was a professor at the prestigious l'Université de Paris-VIII VincennesVincennes
Vincennes is a commune in the Val-de-Marne department in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris. It is one of the most densely populated municipalities in Europe.-History:...
where he gave courses on World History. He also published articles on education in various Haitian Newspapers: Le Nouvelliste
Le Nouvelliste
Le Nouvelliste is the name of:*Le Nouvelliste , a Haitian international newspaper, based in Port-au-Prince, Haiti*Le Nouvelliste , Mauricien regional newspaper, based in Trois-Rivieres, Quebec....
, La Phalange, Le Matin.
1988 Haitian Presidential elections
According to the Provisional Electoral Council (Conseil Electoral Provisoire, or CEP) he won the presidential electionHaitian presidential election, 1988
General elections were held in Haiti on 17 January 1988, after the Haitian presidential election, 1987 had been cancelled due to an election day massacre of voters either orchestrated or condoned by the Haitian military. The elections were boycotted by most candidates who had contested the previous...
of January 17, 1988 with 50.29% of the votes, defeating ten other candidates. However, voter turnout was well under 10%. Few historians and vote monitors consider this election to have been democratic. He was inaugurated on February 7, 1988, and named Martial Célestin
Martial Célestin
Martial Lavaud Célestin was named Prime Minister of Haïti by President Leslie Manigat in March 1988 under the provisions of the 1987 Constitution, and was approved by the Parliament that formed as a result of the January 17, 1988 elections. He was deposed by the coup that took place on June 20...
as his Prime Minister in March. He was overthrown by Gen. Henri Namphy
Henri Namphy
Henri Namphy was a Haitian general and political figure. He served as President of Haiti's interim ruling body, the National Council of Government, from 7 February 1986 to 7 February 1988...
on June 20, 1988 in the June 1988 Haitian coup d'état
June 1988 Haitian coup d'état
The June 1988 Haitian coup d'état took place on 20 June 1988, when Henri Namphy overthrew Leslie Manigat. Manigat, who won the military-controlled Haitian presidential election, 1988, had taken office on 7 February....
. He ran for president again in the February 2006 election
Haitian elections, 2006
The 2006 elections in Haiti, to replace the interim government of Gérard Latortue put in place after the 2004 Haiti rebellion, were delayed four times after having been originally scheduled for October and November 2005. The elections finally took place on February 7, 2006, with turnout of around 60%...
but was defeated, receiving 12.40% of the vote and placing a distant second behind René Préval.
Family
His wife Mirlande ManigatMirlande Manigat
Mirlande Manigat is a Haitian politician and candidate in the 2010 presidential election. She is the wife of former president Leslie Manigat.-2010 presidential election:...
, was a candidate in the 2010 presidential election
Haitian general election, 2010
The Haitian general election, originally scheduled in Haiti for 28 February 2010, was postponed to 28 November. Ten senators and all 99 deputies were to be elected....
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Award
Leslie Manigat won The Haiti Grand Prize of literature 2004, given at the Miami Book Fair InternationalMiami Book Fair International
The Miami Book Fair International is an annual literary festival event realized in Miami by Miami Dade College.First called Books by the Bay in 1984, the two-day street fair take place since then at the Florida Center for the Literary Arts in Wolfson Campus...
of 2004. Nominees for the Prize were: Edwidge Danticat, René Depestre
René Depestre
René Depestre is a Haitian poet and communist. He lived in Cuba as an exile from the Duvalier regime for many years and was a founder of the Casa de las Americas publishing house. He is best known for his poetry.-Life:...
, Jean-Claude Fignolé, Odette Roy-Fombrun, Frankétienne
Frankétienne
Frankétienne is an author, poet, playwright, musician and painter. He has written in both French and Haitian creole...
, Gary Klang, Dany Laferrière
Dany Laferrière
Dany Laferrière is a francophone Haitian and Canadian novelist and journalist.Born in Port-au-Prince, Haïti, and raised in Petit Goâve, Laferrière worked as a journalist in Haïti before moving to Canada in 1976...
and Josaphat-Robert Large
Josaphat-Robert Large
Josaphat-Robert Large is a Haitian-American poet, novelist and art critic. His novel Les terres entourées de larmes [Shore surrounded with tears] won the prestigious Prix littéraire des Caraïbes in 2003...
.
Selected works
- Une date littéraire, un événement pédagogique - EssayEssayAn essay is a piece of writing which is often written from an author's personal point of view. Essays can consist of a number of elements, including: literary criticism, political manifestos, learned arguments, observations of daily life, recollections, and reflections of the author. The definition...
, Port-au-PrincePort-au-PrincePort-au-Prince is the capital and largest city of the Caribbean nation of Haiti. The city's population was 704,776 as of the 2003 census, and was officially estimated to have reached 897,859 in 2009....
, 1962 - L'Amérique latine au XXe Siècle - History, Université de Paris I SorbonneSorbonneThe Sorbonne is an edifice of the Latin Quarter, in Paris, France, which has been the historical house of the former University of Paris...
, 1973
Sources
- Bibliographie des Etudes littéraires haïtiennes 1804-1984 (Bibliography of Haitian literary Studies) by Léon-François Hoffmann, EDICEF/AUPELF, VanvesVanvesVanves is a commune in the southwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris. It is one of the most densely populated municipalities in Europe and the tenth in France -History:...
, 1992 - Encyclopaedia Britannica Online (Haitian History)
- Editions Richelieu, Univers Contemporain, ParisParisParis is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, 1973