Alexandre Paul was an independent candidate for president in the 2005 Haitian election. [1] Born in Port-au-Prince, he graduated from the Petit Seminaire College St Martial where he spent all his academic years.[ citation needed] After the baccalaureat he obtained a degree from the Hautes Etudes Internationales et Diplomatie, a new university.[ citation needed] Later, he earn a licence in law.[ citation needed] He studied Government and Politics at St. John's University in New York.[ citation needed] In 1993, he earned the degree of Juris Doctor at Brigham Young University. [1]
After working at the National Bank for 14 years, Paul was posted to the United Nations as a Minister Consellor where he served for three years. Then he was transferred to the Bahamas where he served six years. [1] Transferred as chargé d'affaires to England and then to Miami, Florida as Consul General[ citation needed] and appearing little in public, he was a prominent diplomat and a controversial figure in Miami during his four years there. [2] A staunch supporter of Baby Doc Duvalier, he was ousted from his post when Duvalier fell from power in 1986. [3]
In 1993 he was the head attorney for the electoral counsel (Conseil Electoral Provisoire). He distinguished himself as a person who defended the Haitians by all legal means.[ citation needed]
After spending three years as a prisoner in Haiti, he became convinced that the voice of one man could make a difference and ran as a presidential candidate. As a candidate he called for the respect of the laws for the good of all citizens whatever their social status.[ citation needed] He wrote many articles in Haitian newspapers: Le Nouvelliste and Le Matin, in the Bahamas in the Nassau Guardian and in Florida in the Miami Herald.[ citation needed]
Paul is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). He joined the church in 1980 when he was Counsel General for Haiti in the Bahamas. [1]
As of 2010 Paul was living in Provo, Utah. [1]
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References
- ^ a b c d e Collins, Lois (January 14, 2010). "Haitians in Utah Work Phones". Deseret News. Archived from the original on January 22, 2024.
- ^ "Urbane Haitian Envoy Seems Calm, But Generates Sparks". Miami Herald. April 15, 1984. pp. 26A.
- ^ "Haitian Consul Apparently Ousted From Post". Miami Herald. February 19, 1986.
- Living people
- J. Reuben Clark Law School alumni
- Candidates for President of Haiti
- Converts to Mormonism
- Haitian Latter Day Saints
- Haitian prisoners and detainees
- Haitian emigrants to the United States
- People from Provo, Utah
- Prisoners and detainees of Haiti
- 20th-century Haitian lawyers
- Black Mormons
- St. John's University (New York City) alumni
- Haitian expatriates in the Bahamas