Jude Célestin
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Jude Célestin (born June 19, 1962 in Port-au-Prince[1]) is a Haitian politician who was one of two presidential candidates heading off to the second round in the 2015 presidential election race. After an education in Port-au-Prince, Célestin studied mechanical engineering in Switzerland.[2] Before he was nominated as the presidential candidate for President René Préval's Unity (INITE) party, he was the executive director of the government's construction ministry, the National Center of Equipment.[3]
2010 elections
Célestin ran as leader of LAPEH (
INITE headquarters, located in the Port-au-Prince suburb of Pétion-Ville.[3] On February 3, INITE was forced to drop Célestin from the race.[5] On 4 April 2011, a senior official announced that Michel Martelly won the presidential run-off election against candidate Mirlande Manigat.[6] His LAPEH party urges job creation, fighting juvenile delinquency and providing for thousands of homeless street children in Port-au-Prince.[citation needed
]
References
- ^ (in French) 24 heures, 25 November 2010, Election en Haïti: le favori s’invente un titre d’ingénieur de l’EPFL Archived 2014-08-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ http://us.haiti-live.com/haiti/presidential-elections-2010/candidates/jude-celestin.html. Archived 2012-01-19 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "HuffPost - Breaking News, U.S. And World News". HuffPost.
- ^ http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/dec/8/protesters-set-fire-haitian-party's-headquarters/. [dead link]
- ^ "World scene". The Washington Times.
- ^ Archibald, Randal C. Popular Carnival Singer Is Elected President of Haiti in a Landslide "The New York Times". Apr 04, 2011. Retrieved on Apr 04, 2011.