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February 15, 2016

Haitian Democracy Activist Patrick Elie Dies at 66
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And in other news from Haiti, Patrick Elie, longtime pro-democracy
activist and Haiti's former secretary of state for public security under
Aristide, has died at the age of 66. In 2011, he spoke to Democracy Now!
from Port-au-Prince on the first anniversary of the devastating
earthquake.

Patrick Elie: "So, it's going to take time, but I do believe that the
earthquake is also a signal for us to build Haitian democracy on sound
foundations, which means the neighborhood committees, the grassroot
organization, instead of trying to build a democracy from the top down.
That's how we built our houses in Port-au-Prince, and you saw what
happened."

Patrick Elie died of internal bleeding at a hospital in Port-au-Prince
on Friday. He was 66.
Topics:Haiti

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