Word: bazin
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...first step, Lieut. General Raoul Cedras, leader of the armed forces, and his Prime Minister Marc Bazin have agreed to accept up to 400 international observers who are supposed to deter human rights violations and create a climate for free political activity. The first batch is slated to arrive in Port-au-Prince early next week. Negotiators hope this will eventually lead to a pardon of the coup plotters, a new Prime Minister agreed upon by Cedras and Aristide, and an end to the trade embargo that has crippled an already weak economy. At this point the sanctions are punishing...
...Nations observers described the elections as fair. Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, one of the monitors, called the voting "remarkably peaceful" and hailed the military for its uncharacteristically supportive role. Early results projected Aristide winning with 70% of the votes; the second-place finisher, former World Bank official Marc Bazin, received only...