Paul Arcelin

Paul Arcelin is a Haitian who lived in Canada for many years in exile from the Duvalier dictatorship because of his political activities. He married a Canadian woman with whom he raised two children in Montréal.

In 1986, following Duvalier's departure, he was asked to be the Special Adviser to General William Regala and chief of staff of his cabinet. He was also a former Dominican ambassador to Haitiunder Prosper Avril government.

Arcelin was also known for being particularly Anti-Aristide. Indeed, he played a key role in the 2004 Haitian rebellion with Guy Philippe. During the rebellion, he participated in some interviews that are available on Radio Canada.

Arcelin was a candidate for the office of president of Haiti. After the rebellion which led to the ouster of Aristide, Arcelin vowed to remain in Haiti to help restore the country.

Education

*Studied in Kingston, Jamaica, Caracas, Venezuela, and at Paris, France, where he presented his thesis: "Integration Dominican Republic-Haiti" at Sorbonne University. The thesis was praised by former Dominican president Juan Bosch. Arcelin also obtained a Masters degree in Administration at the University of Ottawa.

*Arcelin went on to teach at Université du Québec à Montréal. He also taught at the following locations:
**Javeriana University, Bogotá, Colombia
**Marine Academy of War, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
**Taught history and French in a variety of schools in Quebec

Activism

He founded Haiti Recovery Inc. together with Irving Davidson, ONG, which has been recognized by the State Department in Washington D.C. Arcelin also co-founded OHUBARDO, Humanitarian Organization which works in the assistance of Haitian workers in the “bateyes” (Sugar Cane Fields).

He has written for such well-known newspapers as "El Nacional" of Caracas, Venezuela, El Tiempo (Bogotá, Colombia) and the Observateur of Haiti.

Paul Arcelin was a main independent candidate for the 2005 elections in Haiti for the Convergence Vers Reconstruction et L'industrialisation D'Haiti (CRIH) party, which he founded and coordinates. This is a coalition of different political parties, unions, community, associations, peasants movements, student groups, artists, professionals, church leaders, merchants, industrialists and a large segment of the Haitian diaspora.

Bibliography

*"Cercueil sous le bras"

References

* [http://www.killingtrain.com/archives/000204.html Quotes from news articles on Arcelin]
* [http://www.cooperativeresearch.org/entity.jsp?id=1521846767-2412 Profile from Cooperative Research]
* [http://www.tulane.edu/~latinlib/RESTRICTED/This_Week_in_Haiti/2003_0514.txt "HAITIAN OPPOSITION'S "ARMED WING" STRIKES AGAIN", "Haiti Progres", May 14, 2003]
* [http://www.ijdh.org/pdf/SecondAmendedIndictment.pdf#search=%22Paul%20Arcelin%22 International Tribunal on Haiti's indictment which includes Arcelin]
* [http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2004/03/02/haitians_hail_rebel_troops/ "Boston Globe" article]
* [http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2004/03/02/haitians_hail_rebel_troops/ Transcript of KPFA Radio interview that discusses Arcelin]
* [http://dominionpaper.ca/features/2004/08/25/canada_in_.htmlArticle in "The Dominion"]
* [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,112885,00.html Fox News article that quotes Arcelin]
* [http://www.cidh.org/countryrep/Haiti88eng/chap.3a.htm] Inter-American Commission on Human Rights - 1988 Report on the situation of human rights in Haïti where Arcelin was put on a «death-squad hit list».
* [http://www.radio-canada.ca/radio/sansfrontieres/33406.shtml] Audio interview in French from Paul Arcelin to Radio Canada
* [http://www.radio-canada.ca/radio/sansfrontieres/33707.shtml] Another audio interview in French from Paul Arcelin to Radio Canada