Guy Philippe

Quick Facts

Full Name	Guy Philippe
Occupation	politician
Date Of Birth	Feb 29, 1968(1968-02-29)
Age	56
Birthplace	Haiti
Country	Haiti
Horoscope	Pisces

Guy Philippe Biography

Guy Philippe is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on February 29, 1968 in Haiti, Haiti. Guy Philippe (born 29 February 1968) is a convicted drug smuggler serving time in US federal prison. He had gained power in Haiti as a paramilitary leader, and had participated in the electoral process to become a political leader. He led the 2000-2004 paramilitary insurgency that culminated in the U.S. government’s 2004 Haitian coup d’état ousting of Haiti’s elected government and President Jean-Bertrand Aristide.

In February 2004, he returned from the Dominican Republic with his paramilitary group to join the 2004 Haitian coup d’état against president Jean-Bertrand Aristide. Five days after crossing back into Haiti and joining former militia leader Louis-Jodel Chamblain in announcing his support for anti-government forces, Philippe was given command of the rebel army. On 2 March 2004, Philippe and his paramilitaries retook control of the former Haitian Army headquarters across from the National Palace. Philippe declared to the international press that he himself was now in control of 90% of Haïti’s armed forces. In an address on Haitian Radio, Philippe declared, “The country is in my hands.” He summoned twenty police commanders to meet with him the previous day and warned that if they failed to appear he would arrest them.

Shortly after dawn on 16 July 2007, five helicopters, two planes and more than a dozen heavily armed DEA and Haitian anti-drug agents surrounded Philippe’s home in the hills above Les Cayes, on Haiti’s remote southern peninsula, to seize evidence of drug trafficking. Philippe was suspected of ties to illegal drug trafficking in Haiti. Philippe’s supporters said the allegations against him were politically motivated, noting he had recently threatened to identify powerful Haitians who provided financial support for the 2004 coup d’état. Nevertheless, Philippe was indicted in the United States on charges of conspiracy to import cocaine and money laundering. Following his indictment, Philippe isolated himself in his hometown of Pestel protected by his paramilitaries.

In 2015, Philippe began his campaign for Senator in the Haitian parliament as a member of the National Consortium of Haitian Political Parties (CNPPH). However, his paramilitary units continued a guerrilla war to “create havoc and overthrow the provisional president, Jocelerme Privert.” In the final election Philippe won the seat for Grand’Anse department, and was due to be sworn in on January ninth.

On 15 January 2000, Guy Philippe and his wife had a daughter named Aïsha. Following October 2000 accusations of participation in a coup plot and his subsequent removal from his post as police chief of Cap-Haïtien, Philippe fled to the Dominican Republic. While there he recruited ex-military and others forming a paramilitary organization, which received training from the U.S. Government. The Haitian government accused Philippe of masterminding a deadly attack on the Police Academy in July 2001 and of an attempted coup in December

2001. In July 2003, witnesses place him, together with Voltaire Jean-Batiste, leading a death squad operating in eastern Haiti just across the Dominican border.

Guy Philippe Net Worth

Guy Philippe is one of the richest politician from Haiti. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Guy Philippe 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

According to Philippe, he “has a law degree from Ecuador and studied medicine in Mexico for a year.” In 1992, he received a scholarship from the Haitian Armed Forces (FAd’H) to Ecuador’s police academy (La Escuela Superior de Policía “Gral. Alberto Enríquez Gallo”), where he graduated in 1995. When he returned to Haiti, however, the FAd’H had been dismantled, so he was assigned to the newly created police force, which is why he was never formally part of the Haitian army.

Philippe accepted a commission as a commander in the Haitian National Police, and then became the police chief of the Port-au-Prince suburb of Delmas from 1997 to 1999. International monitors later “learned that dozens of suspected gang members were summarily executed, mainly by police under the command of Inspector Berthony Bazile, Philippe’s deputy.” In 1999 he was made police chief of Cap-Haïtien.

Early in 2005, Philippe’s guerrilla group, the Front for National Reconstruction (FRN) which was involved in the coup of 2004 was officially transformed into a recognized political party. On 11 July 2005, Guy Philippe announced he would run for president for the FRN party. Philippe has been critical of the administration of the interim government, blaming them for the slow process of setting up registration centers throughout the country. Early on he was considered a front runner for the 2006 Haitian general election but later fell behind the main contenders simply because he did not have the money required for a campaign. In spite of his international and local rebel backers and appealing to young Haitians to follow him, Philippe won less than 1% of the vote, demonstrating that he had failed to project his persona as a popular hero.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Guy Philippe height Not available right now. Abel weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Guy Philippe Dating?

According to our records, Guy Philippe married to Natalie Philippe. As of December 1, 2023, Guy Philippe’s is not dating anyone.

Relationships Record : We have no records of past relationships for Guy Philippe. You may help us to build the dating records for Guy Philippe!

Facts & Trivia

Abel Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Haiti. Guy Philippe celebrates birthday on February 29 of every year.