The Clintons in Ayiti: the 2010–11 election and Martelly
Record: the document says itPattern: documents line upLens: our readingDisputed: argued, often by a hostile witness
Year: 2010 · Places: Ayiti
SUMMARYThe Clintons in Ayiti: the 2010–11 election and Martelly [Connections: Clintons in Ayiti, Nov 5, 2026]
RECORDHillary Clinton's State Department emails, released under FOIA, show that on Dec 8, 2010 Ambassador Kenneth Merten told Cheryl Mills that businessman Reginald Boulos and the private sector had told President Préval that Jude Célestin should withdraw. An OAS mission later recommended putting Michel Martelly in the runoff instead of Célestin, without a recount. Haitian officials had US visas revoked, and UN Ambassador Susan Rice threatened aid. Hillary Clinton visited in late January 2011; Célestin was dropped; Martelly won the low-turnout runoff. Boulos thanked Clinton through Mills for the private sector's "behind the doors actions."
PATTERNForeign hands deciding who runs Ayiti (see the revolutions layer: 1915, 1991, 2004)
LENS (WW9)The vote was counted, then re-sorted from outside. Martelly founded PHTK, the party of Jovenel Moïse
DISPUTEDThe US and the OAS said they were protecting a fair count against fraud favoring Préval's candidate
SOURCECEPR, "Clinton emails reveal 'behind the doors actions'…" (Oct 2015), citing the State Department release.