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Bradford P. Campbell '95, president of the Harvard-Radcliffe Republican Club, says he finds it "suspicious that [former leader Raoul] Cedras abdicated three weeks before the U.S. elections and his U.S. accounts were unfrozen...
...military has not figured out precisely how to protect him from his enemies without at the same time becoming Haiti's palace guard. But ready or not, the figurative baton could be thrust into Aristide's hands as early as this Saturday, when the remaining military rulers, Lieut. General Raoul Cedras and Brigadier General Philippe Biamby, have agreed to step down. Last week the Haitian parliament approved an amnesty bill that will permit Aristide to grant the generals pardons as sweeping or narrow as he chooses, but they are obligated to resign no matter what he decides...
...year later, with the resignation and imminent departure of Haiti's dictators, Lt. Gen. Raoul Cedras and Brig. Gen. Phillipe Biamby, one of the key objectives of Clinton's refined Haiti policy has been accomplished...
Hundreds of U.S. troops occupied Haiti's National Palace this afternoon, helping supporters of returning President Jean-Bertrand Aristide free the government of junta influence down to the last paper-shuffler. Now that Lt. Gen. Raoul Cedras has stepped down, Aristide's Cabinet ministers fired all employees hired under the junta's civilian figurehead government and took over ministry offices. Aristide, meanwhile, plans to return to Haiti in grand style Saturday, with three planes stuffed with so many guests that the State Department is complaining. In addition to Secretary of State Warren Christopher, the party includes the Rev. Jesse Jackson...
...Raoul Cedras and Brig. Gen.Philippe Biamby, the remaining two of the triumvirate that ruled Haiti sincethey led a coup in 1991, have resigned and plan to slip into well-heeled exile.Cedras announced he was stepping down five days before the U.S.-imposeddeadline, but screams from hundreds of pro-democracy Haitians drowned out hisfarewell speech from a podium at army headquarters in downtown Port-au-Prince."I have decided to leave our country so my presence will not be a motive tocreate terror," he explained. He left with a salute, turning the army over tohis No. 2, Maj. Gen. Jean-Claude...