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After the 2004 coup d'état which removed Aristide, Latortue came in as Prime Minister and gave land reform the coup de grâce.
Beverly Bell: In Haiti, Land Reform as a Pillar of Reconstruction Beverly Bell 2011
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The U.S. then switched to directly importing Haitian leaders from Florida: Boca Raton resident Gerard Latortue in 2004 and Palm Beach resident Michel Martelly in 2011, who were able to more efficiently implement the policies of limited government and rights through the regular arrest, beating and torture of the non-compliant.
Isabel Macdonald: Clinton Apologizes for U.S. Role in Destroying Haitian Democracy (Happy April Fool's Day!) Isabel Macdonald 2011
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After the 2004 coup d'état which removed Aristide, Latortue came in as Prime Minister and gave land reform the coup de grâce.
Beverly Bell: In Haiti, Land Reform as a Pillar of Reconstruction Beverly Bell 2011
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Earlier, the coup-installed Latortue regime tried a similar stunt to prevent Preval's 2006 election and almost succeeded.
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We know that in 2005, during the Latortue imposed government, after the coup d'etat, that St. Genevieve they reaffirmed their license.
Haiti's Riches: Interview with Ezili Dant� on Mining in Haiti 2009
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"He was a person who spent his whole life committed to justice for the poor" despite being harassed, intimidated, falsely charged with murder, illegally possessing weapons and conspiracy, and jailed twice by the US-installed Latortue government.
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After the February 2004 coup, the Washington-installed Latortue government began the above-described ordeal that led to his illness and death.
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Compared to tens of thousands killed under the Duvaliers, the generals and post-coup Latortue government, Aristide abhored violence, wouldn't tolerate political killings, and on their own, the PNH at most caused a handful of them in his second term.
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Like no other recent official in the job, Latortue held absolute power for the next two years, his government excluded all FL supporters, and he achieved wondrous results for his backers:
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Whereas the previous Preval administration provided over 10,000 locations, Latortue set up less than 500 in carefully chosen sites to disadvantage pro-Lavalas neighborhoods.
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