Boniface Alexandre?

[Robb]

Could someone tell me how the AP seems to know so much about him (Haitian President Resigns)? They're painting him as a freakin' superhero, and I can't find squat about him.... :shrug:

The man who says he's assuming the presidency of Haiti is a jurist with a reputation for honesty.

The chief justice of Haiti's Supreme Court, Boniface Alexandre, has declared he's taking charge of the country under the constitution.

He made the announcement hours after the resignation of President Jean-Bertand Aristide.
He said the job won't be easy, and he appealed for calm after more than three weeks of violence in the Caribbean nation.

Alexandre has been honored for his honesty in a judicial system notorious for corruption.

[cosmicdot]

1. seems the AP story is what's being distributed

googled to this Baltimore Sun link
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/nationworld/bal-haiti0227,0,1342950.story?coll=bal-home-headlines

when one makes a statement: "Among Haitians, Alexandre has a reputation for honesty." ... shouldn't one provide primary resources to confirm "Among" which Haitians?

I was wondering if DU had any polls over the course of the year asking which country would be next ... I don't think Haiti was a choice ... unlike, i.e., Iran ...

wondering what Lula and Chavez are thinking

[Tinoire]

2. Not finding much.

U.S. security forces, armed to the teeth, stood guard as Haitian Chief Justice Boniface Alexandre was announced as the new interim president at the prime minister's mansion.

http://www.reuters.co.uk/newsPackageArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=466633§ion=news

Bush acknowledged that Haiti now has an interim president "as per the constitution in place," but did not refer to the new leader, Supreme Court Chief Justice Boniface Alexandre by name. Bush urged Haitians to reject violence and "give this break from the past a chance to work."

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2004/02/29/national1329EST0529.DTL

Supreme Court Chief Justice Boniface (bohn-ee-FAS) Alexandre declared three hours after Aristide fled the country that he was taking charge of the country under the constitution.

Alexandre, who is in his 60s, urged calm after more than three weeks of violence in the Caribbean nation of 8 million people.

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Despite Alexandre's declaration that he was in charge, the Haitian constitution calls for parliament to approve him as leader and the legislature has not met since early this year when lawmakers' terms expired.

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He was brought up by his uncle, former Prime Minister Martial Celestin, and represented the French Embassy during 25 years as a lawyer.

Alexandre joined the Court of Appeals in the late 1980s and became one of the 12 supreme court members in 1990. He was appointed chief justice about a decade later.

http://www.ohio.com/mld/ohio/news/8072104.htm