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Large crowds mark 1991 coup anniversary in Haiti

By Washington Examiner
Published September 30, 2014 9:35pm ET
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Large crowds mark 1991 coup anniversary in Haiti
A supporter of former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide walks over burning wood as part of a voodoo ceremony before the start of a protest on the anniversary of the 1991 military coup that ousted Aristide, the country's first democratically elected leader, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014. The march Tuesday marked the date that the military ousted Aristide less than a year into his first term as president. It also comes amid fears he will be arrested for failing to heed a court summons to testify in a corruption case. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery) | Dieu Nalio Chery

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A large crowd of supporters of former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide marched Tuesday through the capital on the anniversary of a 1991 military coup that ousted the country’s first democratically elected leader.

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