Martial Célestin | |
Order: | 1st Prime Minister of Haiti |
Term Start: | February 9, 1988 |
Term End: | June 20, 1988 |
President: | Leslie Manigat |
Predecessor: | Position established |
Successor: | René Préval (in 1991) |
Office2: | Minister of Justice |
Term Start2: | February 12, 1988 |
Term End2: | June 20, 1988 |
President2: | Leslie Manigat |
Primeminister2: | Himself |
Predecessor2: | François Saint-Fleur |
Successor2: | Fritz Antoine |
Birth Name: | Martial Lavaud Célestin |
Birth Date: | 4 October 1913 |
Birth Place: | Ganthier, Haiti |
Death Place: | Port-au-Prince, Haiti |
Nationality: | Haitian |
Profession: | Lawyer, teacher |
Martial Lavaud Célestin (October 4, 1913 – February 4, 2011)[1] was named Prime Minister of Haïti by President Leslie Manigat in February 1988[2] under the provisions of the 1987 Constitution, and was approved by the Parliament that formed as a result of the January 17, 1988 elections. He was deposed by the June 20, 1988 coup d'état. He was born in Ganthier and was a lawyer by profession. Célestin died on February 4, 2011, at the age of 97.[3]