Gérard Jean-Juste
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Gérard Jean-Juste (7 February 1946 – 27 May 2009) was a Haitian Roman Catholic priest and rector of Saint Claire's church for the poor in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. He was also a liberation theologian and a supporter of the Fanmi Lavalas political party, as well as heading the Miami, Florida-based Haitian Refugee Center from 1977 to 1990.
Gérard Jean-Juste | |
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Born | 7 February 1946 Cavaillon, Haiti |
Died | 27 May 2009(2009-05-27) (aged 63) Miami, Florida |
Nationality | Haitian |
Occupation | Roman Catholic priest |
Known for | advocacy and work with poor |
In 2004, he became internationally noted as an opponent of the interim government of Prime Minister Gérard Latortue following the overthrow of the government of Jean-Bertrand Aristide in the 2004 Haitian coup d'état. He was arrested twice for his political work, leading Amnesty International to designate him a prisoner of conscience. In his obituary, the Associated Press described him as being "often considered the Martin Luther King Jr. of Haiti".[1]