Alexandre Paul
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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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- ^ 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.