Aristide, Jean-Bertrand
/ärēˈstēd
/ (1953-), Haitian president 1991, 1994–96, and 2001–04. He led a movement against the dictatorship of Duvalier in the 1980s and was elected president of Haiti in 1990, but was forced into exile 1991–94 by a military coup. US troops facilitated his return, and he served as president 1994–96 and 2001–04, when he was again forced into exile.