Still angry over the results of the first round of the November 28th presidential elections, Haitians marked their country’s 207 years of independence from France this weekend with protests and demands for President René Préval to step down immediately.
While a big celebration took place on Saturday in the city of Gonaives where a slave rebellion led to independence for the former French colony, angry demonstrators showed their displeasure with Préval, chanting and bearing placards calling for his removal.
In the capital, Port-au-Prince, protesters burned tires in the streets, blocked roads and called on the authorities to arrest Préval on a day that also marked the start of 2011.
