The supporters of former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide held last Friday in Bel-Air, a rally to mark the 20th anniversary of the military coup of 1991 that overthrew the former Head of State during his first term.

While they were thousands of supporters to welcome the return after seven years of exile in South Africa, of their political leader last March, the rally of Friday was marked by a low mobilization, gathering just over 200 people.

While in Cité Soleil the commemoration march gathered between 1500 and 2000 persons according to different sources.

Ansyto Félix, the Spokesman of the Commission of Mobilization of Fanmi Lavalas, declared on this occasion, that the coup of 1991 had marked "a break in the long struggle of Haitians for a more democratic society"

HL/ HaitiLibre