Departure diplomacy

In end, a figure of unity falls alone

By Farah Stockman

Globe Staff / March 1, 2004

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WASHINGTON -- He was supposed to be the Nelson Mandela of the Caribbean. Many Haitians cried with joy when US troops returned him to power in 1994 after a military coup. But as negotiations with American officials dragged into the night on Saturday and Haiti unraveled in a frenzy of violence, Jean-Bertrand Aristide stood virtually alone, abandoned by his allies. (Full Article: 971 Words)