Liliane Pierre-Paul (16 June 1953 – 31 July 2023) was a Haitian journalist, activist, radio broadcaster, and radio station founder. She broadcast in

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, which she described as the people's language. Pierre-Paul received a Courage in Journalism Award in 1990 from the

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. She also received le prix Roc Cadet de SOS Liberte in 2014. Musician and former

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sang a carnival

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song entitled "Bal Bannann nan" (Give Her the Banana), mocking Paul. She appears in the film ''

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''. Her husband Anthony Barbier was appointed general secretary of the National Palace by Provisional President

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. Pierre-Paul died on 31 July 2023, at the age of 70.

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External links

Profile of Liliane Pierre Paul
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