Michel "Micha" Gaillard (1957 – January 14, 2010) was a

Haiti Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; French: ), officially the Republic of Haiti (); ) and formerly known as Hayti, is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and ...

an politician and university professor.

Political role

He was a major voice of opposition against the 2004 coup d'état which ousted President

Jean-Bertrand Aristide Jean-Bertrand Aristide (born 15 July 1953) is a Haitian former Salesian priest and politician who became Haiti's first democratically elected president. A proponent of liberation theology, Aristide was appointed to a parish in Port-au-Prince ...

. In 2005, he helped found the Fusion of Haitian Social Democrats political party.

2010 earthquake

Gaillard was killed in the

2010 Haiti earthquake A catastrophic magnitude 7.0 Mw earthquake struck Haiti at 16:53 local time (21:53 UTC) on Tuesday, 12 January 2010. The epicenter was near the town of Léogâne, Ouest department, approximately west of Port-au-Prince, Haiti's ca ...

. He was attending a meeting at the Ministry of Justice when the quake struck. He survived the initial disaster but died of his injuries a day and a half later, at roughly 4:15am on January 14.

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2010 deaths Haitian academics Victims of the 2010 Haiti earthquake Fusion of Haitian Social Democrats politicians 1957 births {{Haiti-politician-stub

Political role

2010 earthquake

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