Le Point sur la constitution de 1987 (2)

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Title:
Le Point sur la constitution de 1987 (2)
Alternative Title:
  • Le Point sou Konstitisyon 1987 la (2)
  • Le Point on 1987 Constitution (2)
Program Name:
Le Point
Speaker:
Dominique, Jean L. (Jean Leopold)
Date:
March 29, 2000
Description:

  • Trèz an aprè referandòm istorik sou konstitisyon ki te fèt 29 mas 1987, Jean Dominique pale sou kèk pwen kle nan tèks konstitisyon 1987 la, malgre enpèfeksyon li yo: li rekonèt kreyòl kòm lang ofisyèl peyi a, gen rediksyon pouvwa lame ayisyen, eliminasyon sistèm chèf seksyon, desantralizasyon, ak refòm agrè -- tout bagay sa yo te sanse fè eksklizyon politik kaba. Tèks konstitsyon an te di fòk yon pataj pouvwa egziste ant lame ak palman, men lame a pa t janm dakò ak pataj sa a, kidonk yo kraze eleksyon 29 novanm 1987 epi yo fè koudeta 30 septanm (te gen anpil elit ki pèmèt ak apiye l). Se te menm mank de volonte pou pataje pouvwa sa a ki fè kriz palmantè a nan lane 2000.

  • Thirteen years after the historic March 29, 1987 constitutional referendum, Jean Dominique discusses key points of the 1987 Constitution, despite its shortcomings: the recognition of Haitian Creole as an official language, the reduction of the power of the Haitian army and elimination of repressive chefs de section, decentralization, agrarian reform -- all of which meant a hoped-for end to political exclusion. The constitution also said that there must be power-sharing between the army and the parliament, but the army refused to share power, leading to the November 29, 1987 election day massacre and the September 30, 1991 coup d'état (which was sanctioned and supported by the economic elites). This unwillingness to share power undergirds the current parliamentary crisis in Haiti.

Program Type:
Editorial
Subject:
Location:
Language:
French
Tape ID:
RL10059CS1944
Rights:
Limited Re-Use
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Digital Collection:
Radio Haiti Archive
Source Collection:
Radio Haiti audio recordings, 1957-2003
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Identifier:
  • 893e9e85a4bc786ae955f14aa4df0671
  • radiohaiti
  • duke:479332
  • RL10059-CS-1944_02
  • ark:/87924/r4mw2bq98
  • 07108837-0143-451f-a611-ad87f4a4b6d0
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