Jean Emmanuel Jacquet the Minister of Culture received a shock on learning the news of the death in the afternoon of October 6, 2021 of Dr. Rony Gilot at the age of 80, at the Saint-Luc hospital in Tabarre where he had been hospitalized for a few days.

Successful physician, surgeon, political scientist, teacher, writer whose writing has established itself as a model of reflection over the past forty years.

"A fine spirit who has served the Republic at the highest level, in times of acute crisis, Dr. Rony Gilot leaves a void that will be difficult to fill. An outstanding writer, he leaves behind him a number of publications which constitute the political memory of the country."

In the collection "Au gré de la mémoire" he is the author of : "François Duvalier le mal aimé" ; "Jean-Claude Duvalier, l’ingénuité captive" ; "Jean-Claude Duvalier, la chance galvaudée" ; "Gary Conille, le passage d’un météore", "Roger Lafontant ou la destinée tragique d’un fauve politique" ; "Henri Namphy ou le rhum amer de la bamboche démocratique" ; "Leslie F. Manigat ou les infortunes du risque calculé" ; "Jocelerme Privert ou les conjonctions mystérieuses de la destinée" ; "Jovenel Moïse ou la chronique d’une chute toujours imminente" ; "Youri Latortue et Joseph Lambert à tire d’aile au firmament du Sénat" to name just these works...

"May his remains contribute to strengthening the ferment of the Haitian motherland, for new jewels of political and literary thought," Jean Emmanuel Jacquet the Minister of Culture

Reacting to this death "The Senate of the Republic announces with great sorrow the sad news of the death of its Secretary General, Dr Rony Gilot, which occurred on Wednesday October 6, 2021. The Senate prostrates itself in front of the remains of this great patriot who served his country with fervor.

Rest in peace !"

IH/ iciHaiti