The Downfall of Jean-Bertrand Aristide

Witness History: Archive 2014 - A podcast by BBC World Service

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President Jean-Bertrand Aristide of Haiti was forced out of power by a countrywide uprising in February 2004. He had lost the support of both domestic and international backers. Hear from his lawyer Ira Kurzban who lived through that time.(Photo: Jean-Bertrand Aristide. Credit: AP/Daniel Morel)