Saturday, March 19, 2011

Aristide back in Haiti





Haiti's ousted President Jean-Bertrand Aristide waves from the plane as his wife Mildred stands behind him as he arrives to the airport in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Friday March 18, 2011. Aristide, who was forced to flee Haiti due to a rebellion in 2004 aboard a U.S. plane, returned after seven years of exile in South Africa, days before Haiti's presidential runoff election Sunday.





Former Haitian President Jean Bertrand Aristide (center) waves as he arrives in Port-au-Prince with his wife Mildred (background), on March 18, 2011 after seven years of exile in South Africa. The return of Aristide, still hugely popular in Haiti's slums, comes ahead of a presidential run-off vote on Mach 20 that could offer some stability to a country reeling from a devastating 2010 earthquake and political turmoil.





Haiti's former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide gestures to supporters from the plane as his wife Mildred and daughter Christine stand behind him as they arrive to the airport in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Friday March 18, 2011. Aristide, who was forced to flee Haiti due to a rebellion in 2004 aboard a U.S. plane, returned after seven years of exile in South Africa, days before Haiti's presidential runoff election Sunday.




Supporters of Haiti's ousted President Jean-Bertrand Aristide hold up a poster of the exiled leader in the slum of Cite Soleil in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday March 17, 2011. Declaring the "great day has arrived," Jean-Bertrand Aristide said farewell to South Africa Thursday, then boarded a plane for Haiti, where he can expect both adoring crowds and probing questions about his intentions.




Haiti's former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide waves from the plane as his wife Mildred and daughters Christine and Michaela stand behind him upon arrival to the airport in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Friday March 18, 2011. Aristide, who was forced to flee Haiti due to a rebellion in 2004 aboard a U.S. plane, returned after seven years of exile in South Africa, days before Haiti's presidential runoff election Sunday.




Haiti's former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide gestures to supporters from the plane as his wife Mildred and daughter Christine stand behind him as they arrive to the airport in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Friday March 18, 2011. Aristide, who was forced to flee Haiti due to a rebellion in 2004 aboard a U.S. plane, returned after seven years of exile in South Africa, days before Haiti's presidential runoff election Sunday.




ALTERNATIVE CROP OF XRE103.- Haiti's former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide greets supporters as he exits a plane upon arrival to the airport in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Friday March 18, 2011. Aristide, who was forced to flee Haiti due to a rebellion in 2004 aboard a U.S. plane, returned after seven years of exile in South Africa, days before Haiti's presidential runoff election Sunday.







ALTERNATIVE CROP OF XRE105 - Haiti's former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide gestures to supporters from the plane as his wife Mildred stands behind him as they arrive to the airport in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Friday March 18, 2011. Aristide, who was forced to flee Haiti due to a rebellion in 2004 aboard a U.S. plane, returned after seven years of exile in South Africa, days before Haiti's presidential runoff election Sunday.




Haiti's former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide greets supporters as he exits a plane upon arrival to the airport in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Friday March 18, 2011. Aristide, who was forced to flee Haiti due to a rebellion in 2004 aboard a U.S. plane, returned after seven years of exile in South Africa, days before Haiti's presidential runoff election Sunday.







Haiti's former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide waves from the plane as his wife Mildred and daughters Christine and Michaela stand behind him upon arrival to the airport in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Friday March 18, 2011. Aristide, who was forced to flee Haiti due to a rebellion in 2004 aboard a U.S. plane, returned after seven years of exile in South Africa, days before Haiti's presidential runoff election Sunday.




Haiti's former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, right, greets a supporter as he exits a plane upon arrival to the airport in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Friday March 18, 2011. Aristide, who was forced to flee Haiti due to a rebellion in 2004 aboard a U.S. plane, returned after seven years of exile in South Africa, days before Haiti's presidential runoff election Sunday.




Haiti's former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide arrives to the airport in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Friday March 18, 2011. Aristide, who was forced to flee Haiti due to a rebellion in 2004 aboard a U.S. plane, returned after seven years of exile in South Africa, days before Haiti's presidential runoff election Sunday. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)




A man holds a portrait of former Haitian President Jean Bertrand Aristide as he arrives in Port-au-Prince on March 18, 2011 after seven years of exile in South Africa. The return of Aristide, still hugely popular in Haiti's slums, comes ahead of a presidential run-off vote on Mach 20 that could offer some stability to a country reeling from a devastating 2010 earthquake and political turmoil.




Former Haitian President Jean Bertrand Aristide (center) is surrounded by personnel, supporters and media as he arrives in Port-au-Prince with his wife, Mildred (not in frame), on March 18, 2011 after seven years of exile in South Africa. The return of Aristide, still hugely popular in Haiti's slums, comes ahead of a presidential run-off vote on Mach 20 that could offer some stability to a country reeling from a devastating 2010 earthquake and political turmoil.




Haiti's former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, bottom center, arrives to the airport in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Friday March 18, 2011. Aristide, who was forced to flee Haiti due to a rebellion in 2004 aboard a U.S. plane, returned after seven years of exile in South Africa, days before Haiti's presidential runoff election Sunday. 







Former Haitian President Jean Bertrand Aristide (center) is surrounded by security personnel and the media as he arrives in Port-au-Prince with his wife, Mildred, on March 18, 2011 after seven years of exile in South Africa. The return of Aristide, still hugely popular in Haiti's slums, comes ahead of a presidential run-off vote on Mach 20 that could offer some stability to a country reeling from a devastating 2010 earthquake and political turmoil.




A supporter of Haiti's ousted President Jean-Bertrand Aristide holds up a poster that reads in French, "Welcome Back," in the slum of Cite Soleil in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday March 17, 2011. Declaring the "great day has arrived," Jean-Bertrand Aristide said farewell to South Africa Thursday, then boarded a plane for Haiti, where he can expect both adoring crowds and probing questions about his intentions.




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