Paul Denis (1942/1943 – 11 March 2024) was a Haitian politician. He served as Justice Minister of Haiti from 11 November 2009 to 27 June 2011. He also served as one-third of the Tripartite Council which appointed the seven-member Council of Sages which took power in the immediate aftermath of the 2004 Haiti Rebellion which overthrew former president Jean-Bertrand Aristide, of whom Denis was a vocal opponent.[1]
Paul Denis | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Justice and Public Security | |
| In office 11 November 2009 – 27 June 2011 | |
| President | René Préval |
| Prime Minister | Jean-Max Bellerive |
| Preceded by | Jean-Joseph Exumé |
| Succeeded by | Jean-Max Bellerive |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1942/1943 |
| Died | (aged 81) Port-Salut, Haiti |
| Political party | Inite |
The 2010 Haiti earthquake destroyed the Ministry of Justice building and Denis, who was working in his office at the time, was one of several politicians initially reported dead.[2] [3] However, Denis was able to exit the building in time but many of his staffers and advisers were killed.[4]
Before the quake, he had been campaigning in the presidential phase of the 2006 Haitian elections on behalf of the OPL.[5]
Accused in the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse on 7 July 2021, he was cleared by judge Walter Wesser Voltaire in charge of the investigation. Denis died in Port-Salut on 11 March 2024, at the age of 81.[6]
References edit
- ^ Establishment of the Tripartite Council in Haiti Archived 16 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Inter-American Institute of Human Rights, 8 March 2004
- ^ "Boschafter: Mehrere Minister unter den Toten" (in German). Deutsche Presse-Agentur. 15 January 2010. Archived from the original on 18 January 2010. Retrieved 15 January 2010.
- ^ Death toll nearly 50,000 in ‘ghost town’ Haiti, ZeeNews.com, 16 January 2010
- ^ Charles, Jacqueline (23 January 2010). "With state symbols gone, a sense of panic starts to grow". The Miami Herald. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
- ^ Paul Denis Archived 14 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Haiti Elections Archive '05
- ^ "Décès de l'ancien ministre Paul Denis". lenational.org. Le National. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
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