Seven years after he was ousted in rebellion, former president arrives on election eve talking of Haitians’ plight.
The South African government has confirmed that ousted Haitian president Jean Bertrand-Aristide will end his seven-year exile in South Africa.
Former Haitian leader Jean-Bertrand Aristide left South Africa for Haiti at 11.15pm on Thursday night, after more than seven years in exile.
Former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide will arrive in Port-au-Prince early on Friday, ending seven years of exile in South Africa, an aide said.
Haiti’s Jean-Bertrand Aristide is leaving exile in South Africa in just a few hours, despite President Barack Obama’s bid to keep him away.
Haiti’s exiled former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide wants to return to his home country before elections on Sunday.
Ex-president Jean-Bertrand Aristide is due to end seven years in exile in South Africa and return to Haiti on Thursday, a source says.
Washington has urged the SA government to advise former Haitian president Jean-Bertrand Aristide not to return before the country’s run-off election.
The US has urged Haiti’s former president to postpone his planned return to the country until after Sunday’s vital presidential run-off.
Ousted ex-Haitian president Jean-Bertrand Aristide will return within days to his homeland ending seven years in exile, an SA official said on Friday.