Mirlande Manigat

Mirlande Manigat
First Lady of Haiti
In office February 7, 1988 – June 20, 1988
President	Leslie Manigat
Preceded by	Namphy
Succeeded by	Namphy
Personal details
Born	November 3, 1940 (1940-11-03) (age 71) Miragoâne, Haiti
Spouse(s)	Leslie Manigat

Mirlande Manigat (born Mirlande Hyppolite in Miragoâne, on November 3, 1940) is a Haitian politician and candidate in the 2010 presidential election. She is the wife of former president Leslie Manigat.^[1]

2010 presidential election

Mirlande Manigat is the presidential candidate for the right of center Rally of Progressive National Democrats (RDNP) party. On October 18, 2010, Dr. Manigat also received the endorsement of the Collectif pour le Renouveau Haïtien (COREH).^[1]

Her platform for the presidency includes a focus on education of the youth of Haiti, and lifting the long-standing and restrictive constitutional conditions on dual nationality.^[2] She specifically promotes opening government positions for members of the Haitian diaspora. Manigat also aims 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 at 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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