PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Haiti's former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide arrived back in his Caribbean homeland on Friday, returning from exile in South Africa just days before a crucial Haitian presidential election.
The charter plane carrying Aristide and his family touched down at Port-au-Prince airport at 9.10 a.m. local time (2:10 p.m British time)
Aristide, 57, who was ousted from Haiti in 2004 through an armed rebellion, had ignored a direct plea from the United States to delay his return until after Sunday's presidential vote.
(Reporting by Joseph Guyler Delva; Editing by Pascal Fletcher)
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