Robert Malval

Robert Malval (born July 11, 1943 in Port-au-Prince) was the prime minister of Haiti from August 30, 1993 to November 8, 1994.

Robert Malval
5th Prime Minister of Haiti
In office
August 30, 1993 – November 8, 1994
PresidentÉmile Jonassaint (provisional)
Preceded byMarc Bazin
Succeeded bySmarck Michel
Personal details
Born (1943-07-11) July 11, 1943
Port-au-Prince, Haiti
NationalityHaitian
Spouse(s)Linda Frisch
Children3
Alma materUniversity of Miami[1]
OccupationBusinessman

An industrialist and business leader of Lebanese descent,[2] Malval was appointed on August 16, 1993 by the President-in-exile, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, who gave Malval the task of reconciling the feuding parties.[3] He defied the Army-backed president, Émile Jonassaint.[4] In December 1993, he resigned his post and criticized Aristide as an "erratic" figure who was hampering efforts to solve the political crisis.[5]

His predecessor was Marc Bazin; his successor was Smarck Michel.

References
Notes
  1. Pezzullo 2011
  2. "New Top Minister Vows He Will End Haiti's `Madness'". Retrieved 30 January 2014.
  3. Los Angeles Times, September 1, 1993, cited at pqarchiver
  4. Washington Post, May 17, 1994, cited at pqarchiver
  5. New York Times, December 20, 1993
Bibliography
  • Kretchik, Walter E. (1998). "Appendix A: Historical Chronology of Haiti". US Army General Staff College. Archived from the original on 16 November 2010. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
  • Pezzullo, Ralph (2011). Plunging into Haiti: Clinton, Aristide, and the defeat of diplomacy. University Press of Mississippi.


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