Three days of nationwide mourning following demise of former Prime Minister

Haiti has declared three days of nationwide mourning following the latest demise of former Prime Minister Gérard Latortue.

In a press release, the Prime Minister’s workplace stated the times of nationwide mourning might be from March 5 to March 7.

Throughout today the nationwide flag might be lowered and radio and tv stations will function reveals and music reflecting the mourning interval.

– Commercial –

Latortue, a former interim prime minister of Haiti who helped rebuild and unite the nation after a violent coup within the mid-2000s died on February 27. He was 88.

Prime Minister Ariel Henry stated Latortue’s demise was an incredible loss for the nation and described him as “a reformer, a satisfied patriot, an eminent technocrat, a voice of change, of improvement (and) a supporter of democracy.”

Gérard Latortue was a former exile who was sworn in as interim prime minister in March 2004 following months of bloodshed and political strife that left greater than 300 useless and culminated within the ouster of former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide.

The turmoil on the time prompted the U.S. army to escalate its mission in Haiti.

In February 2006, Haiti held common elections to interchange the interim authorities of Latortue, which was succeeded by former Prime Minister Jacques-Édouard Alexis.

The provisional president, Boniface Alexandre, was succeeded by former President René Préval.

Latortue had beforehand served as Haiti’s overseas minister, as a enterprise marketing consultant in Miami, and as an official with the U.N. Industrial Improvement Group in Africa.

CMC/