[1] Born in Port-au-Prince, he graduated from the Petit Seminaire College St Martial where he spent all his academic years.
[citation needed] After the baccalaureat he obtained a degree from the Hautes Etudes Internationales et Diplomatie, a new university.
[citation needed] In 1993, he earned the degree of Juris Doctor at Brigham Young University.
[citation needed] After spending three years as a prisoner in Haiti, he became convinced that the voice of one man could make a difference and ran as a presidential candidate.
As a candidate he called for the respect of the laws for the good of all citizens whatever their social status.