Mirlande Manigat

Mirlande Manigat
First Lady of Haiti
In office February 7, 1988 – June 20, 1988
President	Leslie Manigat
Preceded by	Henri Namphy
Succeeded by	Henri Namphy
Personal details
Born	Mirlande Hyppolite (1940-11-03) November 3, 1940 (age 80) Miragoâne, Haiti
Political party	Rally of Progressive National Democrats
Spouse(s)	Leslie Manigat (1970–2014; his death)

Mirlande Manigat (born Mirlande Hyppolite in Miragoâne, on November 3, 1940) is a Haitian constitutional law professor and candidate in the . She is the widow of former president Leslie Manigat and briefly served as the former First Lady of Haiti in 1988.^[1]

2010 presidential election[]

Mirlande Manigat was the presidential candidate for the Rally of Progressive National Democrats (RDNP) centre-right party. On October 18, 2010, Dr. Manigat also received the endorsement of the (COREH).^[1]

Her platform for the presidency included a focus on education of the youth of Haiti, and lifting the long-standing and restrictive constitutional conditions on dual nationality.^[2] She specifically promoted opening government positions for members of the Haitian diaspora. Manigat also aimed for a more independent Haitian state, one less reliant upon and subject to foreign governments and NGOs.^[1]

Like 2010 presidential candidate Michel Martelly, Manigat initially called for November 28, 2010 presidential votes to be canceled given the widespread allegations of fraud in the first round, but backtracked after reports surfaced that she had polled well.^[2]

References[]

External links[]

• Dossier Élections en Haïti
• Biography of Mirlande Manigat, National Progressive Democrats of Haiti
• "Mirlande Manigat collected news and commentary". The New York Times.
• Collected news at AOL News
• The Woman Who Would Be Haiti's Next President, Tim Padgett and Jessica Desvarieux, Time, November 15, 2010

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