Charles Henri Baker
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Charles-Henri Jean-Marie Baker (born June 3, 1955) is a Haiti
an industrialist and Presidential Candidate. He is a former Vice President of the Group of 184
. Baker was a candidate for president in Haiti's 2006 and 2010 elections.
. His father Edouard Baker was a prominent engineer and agronomist and a well-known soccer player. His mother Louise Barranco, a Businesswoman, was the founder of the first supermarket chain in Haiti. Baker has two brothers and three sisters.http://charleshenribaker.com/about/?lang=en One of Charles Baker's grandfathers was an Episcopal missionary from England. http://www.haiti-info.com/IMG/article_PDF/article_a1886.pdf
After completing his elementary education in Haiti, he traveled to the United States. In 1972 he graduated from Union School. He later attended Saint Leo University
in Florida, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in business administration in 1976. In 1975, he married Marie Florence Apaid, sister of André Apaid
. He has four children and seven grandchildren.http://charleshenribaker.com/about/?lang=en
Company, where he held the position of Assistant to the Leaf Growing Manager.http://charleshenribaker.com/about/?lang=en
Beginning in the late 1980s, Baker began to purchase garment factories. These factories, which have been called sweatshops by labor rights and human rights organizations, employ hundreds of Haitians who are paid very little and have no benefits. Baker sells the garments produced in these factories to major corporations such as Sara Lee, Walmart and K-Mart.
In 2000, he joined the Association des Industries d’Haïti as member and a year later became Vice http://charleshenribaker.com/about/?lang=en
Baker was a prominent member of the Group of 184
(G 184), a coalition of Haitian organizations opposing Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide
. The groups actions contributed to the coup d'état against Aristide in 2004.
in the elections originally planned for November 2005 but later moved to February 2006.
Baker and his Respè
coalition received 8.24 percent of the vote, losing to René Préval
.
of Haiti.http://www.respehaiti.comhttp://www.charleshenribaker.com Newspaper articles have alleged that Baker tried to buy votes in the run-up to the elections. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/politics-in-a-time-of-cholera-marked-by-chaos-and-anger-2144988.html
Haiti
Haiti , officially the Republic of Haiti , is a Caribbean country. It occupies the western, smaller portion of the island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antillean archipelago, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. Ayiti was the indigenous Taíno or Amerindian name for the island...
an industrialist and Presidential Candidate. He is a former Vice President of the Group of 184
Group of 184
The Group of 184 is a group of Haitian individuals and organizations in a variety of sectors, ranging from business and the economy to media and education, who are united in opposition to Jean-Bertrand Aristide and his Fanmi Lavalas party. The name springs from the number of organizations in this...
. Baker was a candidate for president in Haiti's 2006 and 2010 elections.
Early life
Baker was born in Port-au-PrincePort-au-Prince
Port-au-Prince is the capital and largest city of the Caribbean nation of Haiti. The city's population was 704,776 as of the 2003 census, and was officially estimated to have reached 897,859 in 2009....
. His father Edouard Baker was a prominent engineer and agronomist and a well-known soccer player. His mother Louise Barranco, a Businesswoman, was the founder of the first supermarket chain in Haiti. Baker has two brothers and three sisters.http://charleshenribaker.com/about/?lang=en One of Charles Baker's grandfathers was an Episcopal missionary from England. http://www.haiti-info.com/IMG/article_PDF/article_a1886.pdf
After completing his elementary education in Haiti, he traveled to the United States. In 1972 he graduated from Union School. He later attended Saint Leo University
Saint Leo University
Saint Leo University is a private, non-profit, Roman Catholic liberal arts university established in 1889 and located in Saint Leo, Florida, 35 miles north of Tampa. The University is associated with the Holy Name Monastery, a Benedictine convent, and Saint Leo Abbey, a Benedictine monastery...
in Florida, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in business administration in 1976. In 1975, he married Marie Florence Apaid, sister of André Apaid
André Apaid
André Apaid, Junior, the leader of the Group of 184 in Haiti, the civil society movement which forced Jean-Bertrand Aristide from power in 2004 through a coup d'état. He is the head of Alpha Industries, one of the largest assembly factories in Haiti, and of Fondation Nouvelle Haiti, a member of the...
. He has four children and seven grandchildren.http://charleshenribaker.com/about/?lang=en
Business career
Baker began his business career as a manager at the age 21 in his family-owned and operated supermarket chain. When his father became ill, he took over the family-owned 90-acre farm Habitation Dujour, which grew sugarcane, banana, and tobacco. Eventually, the land expanded another 120 acres which made it the largest flue-cured tobacco farm in Haiti, with more than 200 acres. Simultaneously, from 1982 to 1985 he worked with the tobacco growers of Haiti through the Comme il fautComme il faut
Compagnie des Tabacs Comme Il Faut, S.A. is an international tobacco company based in, Port-au-Prince, Haiti. It is owned by Luckett, Inc. of Louisville, KY and is the only cigarette maker in Haiti with its Comme Il Faut and Point brands marketed locally....
Company, where he held the position of Assistant to the Leaf Growing Manager.http://charleshenribaker.com/about/?lang=en
Beginning in the late 1980s, Baker began to purchase garment factories. These factories, which have been called sweatshops by labor rights and human rights organizations, employ hundreds of Haitians who are paid very little and have no benefits. Baker sells the garments produced in these factories to major corporations such as Sara Lee, Walmart and K-Mart.
In 2000, he joined the Association des Industries d’Haïti as member and a year later became Vice http://charleshenribaker.com/about/?lang=en
Baker was a prominent member of the Group of 184
Group of 184
The Group of 184 is a group of Haitian individuals and organizations in a variety of sectors, ranging from business and the economy to media and education, who are united in opposition to Jean-Bertrand Aristide and his Fanmi Lavalas party. The name springs from the number of organizations in this...
(G 184), a coalition of Haitian organizations opposing Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide
Jean-Bertrand Aristide
Jean-Bertrand Aristide is a Haitian former Catholic priest and politician who served as Haiti's first democratically elected president. A proponent of liberation theology, Aristide was appointed to a parish in Port-au-Prince in 1982 after completing his studies...
. The groups actions contributed to the coup d'état against Aristide in 2004.
2006 Haitian Presidential Election
In August 2005, Baker announced his intentions to run for the president of HaitiPresident of Haiti
The President of the Republic of Haiti is the head of state of Haiti. Executive power in Haiti is divided between the president and the government headed by the Prime Minister of Haiti...
in the elections originally planned for November 2005 but later moved to February 2006.
Baker and his Respè
Respect (Haiti)
Respect is a political party in Haiti.-2006 Haitian Presidential Election:In the presidential elections of 7 February 2006, its candidate Charles Henri Baker won 8,24 % of the popular vote....
coalition received 8.24 percent of the vote, losing to René Préval
René Préval
René Garcia Préval is a Haitian politician and agronomist who was the President of the Republic of Haiti from 14 May 2006 to 14 May 2011. He previously served as President from February 7, 1996, to February 7, 2001, and as Prime Minister from February 1991 to October 11, 1991.-Early life and...
.
2010 Haitian Presidential Election
Charles Henri Baker was running for President of Haiti in the November 28, 2010 Haiti elections. Charles Henri Baker, also known as Charlito Baker, is running under the Respè PartyRespect (Haiti)
Respect is a political party in Haiti.-2006 Haitian Presidential Election:In the presidential elections of 7 February 2006, its candidate Charles Henri Baker won 8,24 % of the popular vote....
of Haiti.http://www.respehaiti.comhttp://www.charleshenribaker.com Newspaper articles have alleged that Baker tried to buy votes in the run-up to the elections. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/politics-in-a-time-of-cholera-marked-by-chaos-and-anger-2144988.html
Quotes
- I have one country, and four children. I don’t plan on living any place else. I love my country, I love the Haitian people. I’m proud to be a candidate for public office in Haiti.http://charlitonews.blogspot.com/2006/02/interview-with-charles-henri-baker.html
- I’m not going anywhere. Haiti is my home. I’ve been fighting democracy for thirty years. And I’ll continue to fight for what I believe in.http://charlitonews.blogspot.com/2006/02/interview-with-charles-henri-baker.html
- “All Haitians have been placed on a equal level field. The rich and poor, uneducated and educated, the street merchant and the elite business community have all suffered tremendously. Not only did the earth move but the thoughts of many of us who live in Haiti have been shaken from the past ways of doing things, to the desire to get Haiti right in its rebuilding,” http://www.i-newswire.com/charles-henri-baker-to-host-town/65530
External references
- The Puzzling Alliance of Chavannes Jean-Baptiste and Charles Henri Baker, CounterPunchCounterpunchCounterpunch can refer to:* Counterpunch , a punch in boxing* CounterPunch, a bi-weekly political newsletter* Counterpunch , a type of punch used in traditional typography* Punch-Counterpunch, a Transformers character...
, March 1, 2006 - Politics in a time of cholera, marked by chaos and anger, The IndependentThe IndependentThe Independent is a British national morning newspaper published in London by Independent Print Limited, owned by Alexander Lebedev since 2010. It is nicknamed the Indy, while the Sunday edition, The Independent on Sunday, is the Sindy. Launched in 1986, it is one of the youngest UK national daily...
, November 27, 2010 - Charles Henri Baker's Party Website - Respe Haiti
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- Haiti Presidential Charles Henri Baker comes To West Palm Beach, Florida to speak to Haitian people
- An Interview with Charles Henri Baker