| October 8, 2004 | - In Haiti, supporters of former president Jean-Bertrand Aristide were going after policemen with machetes; some were beheaded.
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New York Times
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| April 6, 2004 | - Secretary of State Colin Powell said that American prosecutors were thinking about prosecuting Jean-Bertrand Aristide, the recently deposed president of Haiti, for corruption; Powell rejected a call by the Caribbean Community for an investigation into the events surrounding Aristide's removal from Haiti. "I don't think any purpose would be served by such an inquiry," he said.
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New York Times
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| March 27, 2004 | - The Caribbean Community refused to recognize the new U.S.-backed government in Haiti because of questions about the circumstances under which Jean-Bertrand Aristide left office; the 15-nation group called for the United Nations to investigate Aristide's charges that he was abducted by the United States and forced to leave Haiti.
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Associated Press
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| March 2, 2004 | - Former Haitian president Jean-Bertrand Aristide accused the United States of overthrowing him in a coup. "I was forced to leave," he said. "Agents were telling me that if I don't leave they would start shooting and killing in a matter of time."
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Associated Press
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| March 1, 2004 | - President Jean-Bertrand Aristide fled Haiti as a rebel army of thugs and former death-squad members approached Port-au-Prince, which was being terrorized by thugs loyal to the president; President Bush sent in the Marines to prepare for a multinational peacekeeping force.
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Reuters
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| February 13, 2001 | -
Jean-Bertrand Aristide was inaugurated as president of Haiti; the opposition, which believes the election was rigged, formed an alternative government.
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| November 28, 2000 | -
Jean-Bertrand Aristide (promising “Peace in the Head. Peace in the Belly.”) was reelected president of Haiti in an election boycotted by major opposition parties, who said it was rigged.
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