LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

UN resolution on Haiti following coup

Genre

News report; Press conference

TX Date

1 Aug 1994

Year of production

1994

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Duration

00:03:26

Description

Paul Woodley reports from New York where the United Nations Security Council has approved a US-sponsored resolution authorising use of force to restore democracy to Haiti following the ousting of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide in a military coup instigated by Raul Cedras, Michel Francois, and Phillipe Biamby. The resolution gives the go-ahead for a US-led multi-national force to invade Haiti. Includes statements by Madeleine Albright, US ambassador; Alfonse D’Amato, New York senator.

Contributors

Paul Woodley; Madeleine Albright; Alfonse D’Amato

Keywords

USA; Revolutions; International relations; Military affairs; UN; Presidents; Political leaders; Haiti; Jean-Bertrand Aristide

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