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29 Nov 2017, Haiti president Jovenel Moise commemorates the Ruelle Vaillant Massacre perpetrated back in 1987

Haiti president Jovenel Moise went to Ruelle Vaillant Wednesday, 29 Nov 2017, to deposit flowers at the foot of the memorial dedicated to people killed at Ecole nationale Argentine Bellegarde and several points of the territory on that day back in 1987.

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"30 years later, the fight is still alive with the only difference that now there is a president and a government who share and want to achieve their aspirations," President Jovenel said.

"This unfortunate and unfortunate event here has enabled millions of Haitians to demand and obtain their right to vote. This right must not be violated, it must be strengthened, " the president said.

President Jovenel mention the fact that 30 years later, Haiti still has a provisional electoral council." I have just undertaken to set up the first Permanent Electoral Council, according to the prescriptions of the Constitution," he said.

President Jovenel also mention that, unlike the submissive and politicized army responsible for what happened on November 29, 1987, the new Haitian Armed Forces that have just been re-established will be an instrument for the development and protection of the Haitian nation.

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