World Report: March 12, 2004 Vol. 9 Iss. 20
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Aristide Goes, Change Arrives
After a tense month of protests and a rebellion against him, Haiti's president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, gave up power and left the country on February 29. Rebels, led by Guy Philippe, had pressured Aristide into quitting. He was flown by the U.S. government to the Central African Republic, where he will be protected but will have no power.
Many Haitians hoped things would improve after Aristide's departure. "The most important thing for me is to feed my family," said Daphnee Saintilima, one of nearly 5 million out of Haiti's 8 million people who often go hungry. "I'm tired of politics," she said. "Politics doesn't feed me."
