Jean Gabriel Fortuné (died 14 August 2021) was a Haitian politician, who served as the mayor of Les Cayes and senator.[1][2] He was also a National Palace advisor and departmental delegate.[3] In 2019, he delivered the offer of a conditional resignation by Haiti's president, Jovenel Moïse.[3]

In 1995, he was wounded during political unrest in Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince.[4]

In 2008, when he was a senator, people protesting food prices stormed his home.[5] In 2016, as a mayoral candidate, he pledged to replace all the latrines in Les Cayes with flush toilets.[6] In 2016, he criticized the speed of the central government's hurricane response after a police clash with protesters caused the death of a boy in Les Cayes.[7]

He announced his resignation as mayor in 2018 stating that protests had endangered his family.[8] His resignation was refused 100 days later.[9]

Fortuné died during the earthquake that struck Haiti on 14 August 2021. He was at a hotel during that time, which collapsed during the quake. Rescuers found him dead under the rubble hours later.[10][11][12]

References

  1. ↑ "Jean Gabriel Fortune: The biggest problem Haiti is facing right now is impunity and corruption". Haiti News for Haitian-Americans.
  2. ↑ "Gabriel Fortuné mandaté par Jovenel Moise pour trouver une trêve politique". Le Nouvelliste.
  3. 1 2 "Advisor: Haiti President Jovenel Moïse Prepared to Resign, Conditionally". The Haiti Sentinel.
  4. ↑ "HAITI: Violence Underlines Fragile Political Situation | Inter Press Service". www.ipsnews.net. 15 November 1995.
  5. ↑ Delva, Joseph Guyler (7 April 2008). "Death toll rises in Haitian food price protests". Reuters – via www.reuters.com.
  6. ↑ "Gabriel Fortuné promised to replace all latrines with flushing toilets in Les Cayes". Haiti Observer.
  7. ↑ "Boy killed in Haiti amid protest over delay in hurricane aid". Caribbean Business. 2 November 2016.
  8. ↑ "Haiti – FLASH : Gabriel Fortuné, the Mayor of Les Cayes resigns – HaitiLibre.com : Haiti news 7/7". www.haitilibre.com.
  9. ↑ "iciHaiti – Politic : Nearly 100 days later... The resignation of Mayor of Les Cayes refused ! – iciHaiti.com : All the news in brief 7/7". IciHaiti.com.
  10. ↑ VBI (14 August 2021). "Haïti-Séïsme: Jean Gabriel Fortuné est mort". Vant Bèf Info (in French). Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  11. ↑ "7.2 magnitude earthquake hits Haiti; at least 304 killed". ABC News. Associated Press. 14 August 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  12. ↑ "Tremblement de terre: l'ancien sénateur Gabriel Fortuné parmi les personnes tuées..." Le Nouvelliste. Retrieved 14 August 2021.


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