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Yvon Neptune (born November 8, 1946) was the Prime Minister of Haiti from 2002 until 2004. He was appointed by President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, and took office on March 15, 2002. On March 2, 2004, shortly after Aristide's resignation, a mob attempted to arrest Neptune on corruption charges, but
it was not successful. A week later, US Marines guarding his residence killed
two gunmen there. Neptune was replaced on March 12, 2004, by a provisional
government, led by Gérard Latortue, which had been appointed three
days earlier. On March 27, 2004, the provisional government banned Neptune from leaving the country, along with 36 other senior
officials of the Aristide administration, in order to more easily investigate corruption allegations. As of that date Neptune is
in hiding, but he has released a statement calling the ban a "witch hunt."
See also: List of national leaders.
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