11. The military high command, led by coup leader and Armed Forces C.-in-C. 12. And Haiti, where coup leaders ruled by terror just months ago, has been set on the road toward a democratic and economic rebirth. 13. And four, get the multinational force in there to protect the pro-democracy people and to keep the pro-democracy people from killing the coup leaders. 14. Aristide urged the United States and other nations to lift many of the unilateral sanctions they have imposed against Haiti to pressure the coup leaders to surrender power. 15. As a result, the coup leaders had difficulty creating a new government and handing over control to civilians, which might have avoided a showdown with France. 16. But he never mentioned the agreement, which allows the coup leaders to remain in Haiti if they choose and even run for political office. 17. But he has taken fewer steps towards democracy than Jerry Rawlings, the former coup leader turned democratically elected president. 18. But U.S. officials have said they believe the hostility among ordinary Haitians toward the coup leaders would force them to depart the country. 19. Despite almost three years of international political and economic pressure, the coup leaders refused to leave power, and President Clinton finally opted for military intervention. 20. Duperval was promoted last week to replace coup leader Raoul Cedras, who fled into exile in Panama. |