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Jean-Henry Céant

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Jean Henry Céant
21st Prime Minister of Haiti
In office
17 September 2018 – 21 March 2019
PresidentJovenel Moïse
Preceded byJack Guy Lafontant
Succeeded byJean-Michel Lapin (Acting)
Personal details
Born (1956-09-27) 27 September 1956 (age 68)
Port-au-Prince, Haiti

Jean Henry Céant (born 27 September 1956[1]) is a Haitian politician who was the twenty-first Prime Minister of Haiti. He was sanctioned by the Canadian Government for his involvement in human rights violations and supporting criminal gangs on 17 November 2022.

Prime minister

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Céant was chosen by President Jovenel Moïse[2] to become Prime Minister of Haiti in August 2018. He was chosen to succeed Jack Guy Lafontant, who had resigned due to an economic crisis. Céant is a notary by profession and was a presidential candidate in 2016. Ceant also leads a political organization called Renmen Ayiti.[3][4][5]

On 18 March 2019, Céant's government was dissolved after a 93–6 vote of censuring the government and enacting a motion of no confidence.[6]

Canadian Government Sanctions Against Céant

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On 17 November 2022, the Government of Canada imposed joint sanctions against Céant, former president Michel Martelly and former prime minister Laurent Lamothe. The sanctions against Céant was a response to his allegedly involvement in "gross and systematic human rights violations in Haiti." Specifically Céant is accused of supporting violent armed gangs in Haiti that terrorize the population.[7][8][9]

A press release by the office of Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau mentioned that Céant is "suspected of protecting and enabling the illegal activities of armed criminal gangs.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Haiti: Qui est Jean-Henry Céant, le Premier ministre désigné ?". Loop News (in French). 6 August 2018. Retrieved 2024-06-16.
  2. ^ "Haïti-Politique : Le notaire Jean Henry Céant nommé premier ministre (officiel)". www.alterpresse.org. Retrieved 2024-10-14.
  3. ^ "Haiti's President Chooses Jean Henry Ceant as Country's Next PM". Agence France-Presse. 5 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Haiti - FLASH : Moïse chooses Jean Henry Céant as new Prime Minister - HaitiLibre.com". haitilibre.com.
  5. ^ "Jean Henry Ceant nominated as Haiti's next PM". Yahoo! News. Archived from the original on 2018-08-06. Retrieved 2018-08-06.
  6. ^ Charles, Jacqueline (2019-03-18). "Haiti's latest government falls after six months as lawmakers fire prime minister". miamiherald. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
  7. ^ "Canada Imposes Sanctions on Haiti's Former Leader and Other Officials". New York Times. November 20, 2022. Archived from the original on November 20, 2022.
  8. ^ Canada, Global Affairs (2022-11-18). "Sanctions: Grave breach of international peace and security in Haiti". GAC. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
  9. ^ "Avant Michel Martelly, Laurent Lamothe et Jean Henry Céant, les USA et le Canada avaient ciblé d'autres Haïtiens". Le Nouvelliste. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
  10. ^ Isaac, Harold; Ellsworth, Brian (2022-11-20). "Canada sanctions Haiti ex-President Martelly for financing gangs". Reuters. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
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