The growing exile community would receive money, volunteers and weapons from the Haitian president enabling them to resume plans to continue the struggle for independence.

But some disaster experts are ambivalent about them, as is the Haitian president, according to a senior government official.

Born in Aquin, Booz sculpted bronze busts of several Haitian presidents.

February 7 - Sylvain Salnave a Haitian president (b. 1827)

The invasion force was recalled at the last minute after word that the Haitian president had resigned upon hearing that the aircraft were on their way.

Like the majority of previous Haitian presidents, however, he failed to live up to his potential.

He was the only Haitian president ever to finish a full term, and is widely remembered among the poor for building roads, schools and hospitals.

At the end of his term, he was succeeded by René Préval, who today became the first Haitian president to serve a full term.

François Duvalier opposed the church more than any other Haitian president.

None of this was surprising in a Haitian president.