Head of U.N. Mission in Haiti Found Dead
Ben Fox
Associated Press
Houston Chronicle, US
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Port-Au-Prince(Haiti):
The Brazilian commander of U.N. peacekeepers in Haiti was found dead on the balcony of his hotel room Saturday in an apparent suicide, authorities said, a blow to the 9,000-strong force and efforts to restore democracy in Haiti.
U.N. officials and Haitian police swarmed the upscale Hotel Montana where 58-year-old Lt. Gen. Urano Teixeira da Matta Bacellar, blood staining his white T-shirt, was slumped on a tile floor against the balcony.
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See Also:
U.N. commander in Haiti dies in apparent suicide
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Canadian FM laments death of UN commander in Haiti
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The multinational force is attempting to restore democracy to this impoverished Caribbean island nation two years after a rebellion overthrew President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. Peacekeepers from more than 40 countries have struggled to control gangs that still hold sway in sprawling slums.
Ben Fox
Associated Press
Houston Chronicle, US
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Port-Au-Prince(Haiti):
The Brazilian commander of U.N. peacekeepers in Haiti was found dead on the balcony of his hotel room Saturday in an apparent suicide, authorities said, a blow to the 9,000-strong force and efforts to restore democracy in Haiti.
U.N. officials and Haitian police swarmed the upscale Hotel Montana where 58-year-old Lt. Gen. Urano Teixeira da Matta Bacellar, blood staining his white T-shirt, was slumped on a tile floor against the balcony.
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See Also:
U.N. commander in Haiti dies in apparent suicide
Brazil hopes for immediate probe into commander's death
Canadian FM laments death of UN commander in Haiti
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The multinational force is attempting to restore democracy to this impoverished Caribbean island nation two years after a rebellion overthrew President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. Peacekeepers from more than 40 countries have struggled to control gangs that still hold sway in sprawling slums.
