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Jean-Jacques Honorat
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| 3rd Prime Minister of Haiti | |
| In office October 11, 1991 – June 19, 1992 |
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| President | Joseph Nérette (provisional) |
| Preceded by | René Préval |
| Succeeded by | Marc Bazin |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship | |
| In office October 15, 1991 – December 16, 1991 |
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| President | Joseph Nérette |
| Prime Minister | Jean-Jacques Honorat (himself) |
| Preceded by | Jean-Robert Sabalat |
| Succeeded by | Jean-Robert Simonise |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 1, 1931 Port-au-Prince, US-occupied Haiti |
| Died | July 26, 2023 (aged 92) Port-au-Prince, Haiti |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse | Yvelie Honorat |
| Occupation | Ex-Prime Minister of Haiti |
| Profession | Juris Doctor, Agronomist |
Jean-Jacques Honorat (April 1, 1931 – July 26, 2023) was a Haitian politician who served as the prime minister of Haiti after the 1991 coup in Haiti from 1991 until 1992. He was a human rights activist and philanthropist for over 60 years. He was also an author having published 16 books, including a book titled Le Manifeste Du Dernière Monte in 1980.
Life
Honorat was born on April 1, 1931, in Port-au-Prince. After completing his degrees in agronomy and law,, he became a human rights activist. He had been an activist for 40 years before becoming prime minister, while also working as a professor of law and human rights. The philanthropist and humanitarian was accused of having ties to François Duvalier. Honorat stated that their families were, indeed, close and in fact, there were family ties between them. However, in a December 1991 phone interview with correspondents from Washington D.C.'s EIR, he also stated that he quickly became an activist after Duvalier staged the 1961 coup, which was why he left his position as tourist director. The rift between families would lead to Honorat's eventual exile to New York after Francois' son, Jean-Claude Duvalier, unjustly expelled him from the country in 1980. Honorat became prime minister of Haiti on October 11, 1991. President Nérette and Honorat spoke out against the US-led embargoes, calling them genocides. Like many other prime ministers since 1988, Honorat's term would be short-lived and ended after interference by corrupt military officials. He spent eight months in office. He also served as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship from October to December 1991.
Jean-Jacques Honorat continued to be praised in the diplomatic scene. His degrees in agronomy and law, along with his fluency in French, Spanish, Creole, Mandarin, German, and English, served him well throughout his career.
He was an author, publishing his first book Le Manifeste Du Dernière Monde in 1980.
Honorat died on July 26, 2023, at the age of 92.
See also
In Spanish: Jean-Jacques Honorat para niños
