Ar‧is‧tide, Jean-Ber‧trand /ˌærɪˈstiːd, dʒɒn ˈbeətrɒn $ ʒɑːn beərˈtrɑːn/
(1953– ) a Roman Catholic priest from Haiti who was elected President in 1990 but was forced by the army to leave the country in 1991. He was also President from 1994 to 1996, and was elected President again in 2001, but was forced to leave the country in 2004 after violent demonstrations against him.

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