declared a state of siege and accused the world of having "declared war on poor Haiti, which has harmed nobody." Throughout August, the army and its paramilitary ally, the 'Front for the Advancement and Progress of Haiti,' continued to presumably murder some Aristide supporters while organizing parades of "volunteers" to fight an invasion. On September 18, 1994 Dr. Robert S. Westcott received an invitation from President Jonassaint for a mission of fact including former president Jimmy Carter, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Colin Powell, Sen. Sam Nunn, and 3 others to negotiate the return of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide with Emile Jonassaint, Head of the Provisional Government in Haiti. Emile Jonassaint signed what is known as the Port-au-Prince Accord and step down as Head of the Provisional Government of Haiti upon the return of the elected president. On October 24, 1995, Jonassaint died at the age of 82. External links MISSION TO HAITI: POLITICS; Haiti's Military Peruses Fine Print of Accord in Bid to Hold Onto Power By LARRY ROHTER The New York Times Haiti's Rulers Are Defiant Despite Threat of Invasion By Douglas Farah The Washington Post Carter Center Article about Jimmy Carter's trip to Haiti Washington Post story about death of Emile Jonassaint References http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9112160/Jonassaint-Emile Presidents of Haiti 1913 births 1995 deaths Haitian judges People from Port-au-Prince 1990s in Haiti 20th-century Haitian politicians