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Edner Brutus was a Haitian politician, diplomat, and historian.

Guy Philippe (born February 29, 1968) is a Haitian politician.

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His cousin Michel Martelly is a musician and right-wing Haitian politician.

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A seasoned Haitian politician would have been concerned by these Presidential gestures.