An unusual memorial
service in Haiti. If the dead man, father Antoine Adrien had even limited power, as the
Haitians always contend, sure would he repeatedly slap pre-historic totalitarian dictator
Jean-Bertrand Aristide for lying to the Haitian people, and extremely so - May 23, 2003 |
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| Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, center, and his wife Mildred
Aristide, to his left, pause before the open coffin of Holy Ghost Father Father Father
Antoine Adrien, who died at the age of 81 on May 12, as Prime Minister Yvon Neptune, to
Aristide's right, and Minister of Foreign Affairs Joseph Philippe Antonio, behind him,
approach during a memorial service held for him in the yard of the Petit Seminaire College
Saint Martial school in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Friday, May 23, 2003. Adrien, whoplayed
a key role in Haiti's movement for democracy, was sent into exile in 1969 by dictator
Francois Duvalier with the entire Holy Ghost congregation. From 1971 until 1986, he worked
to defend the rights of Haitians in the US before returning to Haiti when the Duvalier
regime fell. Adrien was a close advisor of Aristide's during the ex-priest's rise to
popularity, the presidency, and during the three-year coup d'etat (1991-1994). (AP
Photo/Daniel Morel) |
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| Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, center, arrives at the memorial
service for Holy Ghost Father Father Father Antoine Adrien, who died at the age of 81 on
May 12, during a memorial service held for him in the yard of the Petit Seminaire College
Saint Martial school in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Friday, May 23, 2003. Adrien, who played
a key role in Haiti's movement for democracy, was sent into exile in 1969 by dictator
Francois Duvalier with the entire Holy Ghost congregation. From 1971 until 1986, he worked
to defend the rights of Haitians in the US before returning to Haiti when the Duvalier
regime fell. Adrien was a close advisor of Aristide's during the ex-priest's rise to
popularity, the presidency, and during the three-year coup d'etat (1991-1994). (AP
Photo/Daniel Morel) |
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| Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide after receiving communion during
a memorial service for Holy Ghost Father Father Father Antoine Adrien, who died at the age
of 81 on May 12, during a memorial service held for him in the yard of the Petit Seminaire
College Saint Martial school in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Friday, May 23, 2003. Adrien,
who played a key role in Haiti's movement for democracy, was sent into exile in 1969 by
dictator Francois Duvalier with the entire Holy Ghost congregation. From 1971 until 1986,
he worked to defend the rights of Haitians in the US before returning to Haiti when the
Duvalier regime fell. Adrien was a close advisor of Aristide's during the ex-priest's rise
to popularity, the presidency, and during the three-year coup d'etat (1991-1994). (AP
Photo/Daniel Morel) |
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| Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide receiving communion during a
memorial service for Holy Ghost Father Father Father Antoine Adrien, who died at the age
of 81 on May 12, during a memorial service held for him in the yard of the Petit Seminaire
College Saint Martial school in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Friday, May 23, 2003. Adrien,
who played a key role in Haiti's movement for democracy, was sent into exile in 1969 by
dictator Francois Duvalier with the entire Holy Ghost congregation. From 1971 until 1986,
he worked to defend the rights of Haitians in the US before returning to Haiti when the
Duvalier regime fell. Adrien was a close advisor of Aristide's during the ex-priest's rise
to popularity, the presidency, and during the three-year coup d'etat (1991-1994). (AP
Photo/Daniel Morel) |
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| Haitian Holy Ghost Father William Smarth, second from right, drapes the
coffin of Holy Ghost Father Antoine Adrien, who died at the age of 81 on May 12, as other
priests file by during a memorial service held for him in the yard of the Petit Seminaire
College Saint Martial school in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Friday, May 23, 2003. Adrien,
who played a key role in Haiti's movement for democracy, was sent into exile in 1969 by
dictator Francois Duvalier with the entire Holy Ghost congregation. From 1971 until 1986,
he worked to defend the rights of Haitians in the US before returning to Haiti when the
Duvalier regime fell. Adrien was a close advisor of Haitian President Jean-Bertrand
Aristide during the ex-priest's rise to popularity, the presidency, andduring the
three-year coup d'etat (1991-1994). (AP Photo/Daniel Morel) |
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| Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide kneels before the open casket of
Holy Ghost Father Father Father Antoine Adrien, who died at the age of 81 on May 12,
during a memorial service held for him in the yard of the Petit Seminaire College Saint
Martial school in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Friday, May 23, 2003. Adrien, who played a key
role in Haiti's movement for democracy, was sent into exile in 1969 by dictator Francois
Duvalier with the entire Holy Ghost congregation. From 1971 until 1986, he worked to
defend the rights of Haitians in the US before returning to Haiti when the Duvalier regime
fell. Adrien was a close advisor of Aristide's during the ex-priest's rise to popularity,
the presidency, and during the three-year coup d'etat (1991-1994). (AP Photo/Daniel Morel) |
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| Haitian Holy Ghost Father William Smarth, right, and unidentified priests
and nuns drape the coffin of Holy Ghost Father Antoine Adrien, who died at the age of 81
on May 12, during a memorial service held for him in the yard of the Petit Seminaire
College Saint Martial school in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Friday, May 23, 2003. Adrien,
who played a key role in Haiti's movement for democracy, was sent into exile in 1969 by
dictator Francois Duvalier with the entire Holy Ghost congregation. From 1971 until 1986,
he worked to defend the rights of Haitians in the US before returning to Haiti when the
Duvalier regime fell .Adrien was a close advisor of Haitian President Jean-Bertrand
Aristide during the ex-priest's rise to popularity, the presidency, and during the
three-year coup d'etat (1991-1994). (AP Photo/Daniel Morel) |
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