Jean Dominique
Jean L. Dominique | |
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| Born | Jean Leopold Dominique 31 July 1930 |
| Died | 3 April 2000 (aged 69) Port-au-Prince, Haiti |
| Cause of death | Gunshot wounds |
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| Years active | 1955–2000 |
| Known for | Human rights activism |
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Jean Léopold Dominique (31 July 1930 – 3 April 2000) was a Haitian journalist and activist for human rights and democracy in Haiti. His station, Radio Haiti-Inter, was the first to broadcast news, investigative reporting, and political analysis in Haitian Creole, the language spoken by most Haitian people. On 3 April 2000 he was assassinated as he arrived for work at Radio Haiti-Inter. An extensive though turbulent investigation failed to officially identify and bring to justice the primary perpetrators, who remain at large.