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Edgard Leblanc Fils (born 18 August 1955)[2] is a Haitian politician, who was president of the Senate from 1995 to 2000,[3] and was the president of the Transitional Presidential Council from April 2024 to October 2024.
Edgard Leblanc Fils | |
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| President of the Transitional Presidential Council | |
| In office 30 April 2024 – 7 October 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Michel Patrick Boisvert (acting) Garry Conille (acting) |
| Preceded by | Ariel Henry (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Leslie Voltaire (acting) |
| Member of the Transitional Presidential Council | |
| Assumed office 25 April 2024 | |
| President of the Haitian Senate | |
| In office 13 October 1995 – March 2000 | |
| Preceded by | Firmin Jean-Louis |
| Succeeded by | Yvon Neptune |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 August 1955[1] Miragoâne, Haiti[1] |
| Political party | OPL |
2016 provisional government
editFollowing Michel Martelly's resignation on 10 February 2016, he finished second to Jocelerme Privert in the second round of the indirect provisional presidential election in February 2016 (in which only the Parliament voted).[4]
Edgard Leblanc was one of six people named as a potential prime minister,[5] but Fritz Jean ended up getting the nod.[6]
During a 2024 speech to the United Nations General Assembly, Leblanc called for reparations to Haiti and denounced the Springfield, Ohio pet-eating hoax. A clip of the speech went viral online, showing him drinking water directly from a pitcher, and the presidency was forced to apologize.[7][8]
References
edit- ^ a b "Note biographique de Edgard Leblanc Fils". OPL Haiti (in French). Retrieved 24 March 2024.
- ^ Haiti - FLASH : The CPT has a designated and unelected President and a contested Prime Minister (Video)
- ^ "3 candidats en compétition pour le poste de Président Provisoire". Haiti Libre (in French). 13 February 2016.
- ^ "Jocelerme Privert, Président provisoire d'Haïti". Haiti Libre (in French). 14 February 2016.
- ^ "6 candidats au poste de Premier ministre". Haiti Libre (in French). 19 February 2016.
- ^ "1er Ministre : Privert penche pour l'économiste Fritz Jean". Rezo Nodwes (in French). 25 February 2016.
- ^ "Top Haitian official denounces false claim, repeated by Trump, that immigrants are eating pets". AP News. 26 September 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ Charles, Jacqueline (26 September 2024). "Haiti leader makes case for reparations during UN appeal for help with gang violence". Miami Herald.
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