Michel Martelly that included business executives, bankers, and politicians such as former U.S. President Bill Clinton, that he hopes will improve business and economy in Haiti. In February 2012, Martelly's Prime Minister Garry Conille resigned and having been in office five months. He was replaced in May by Laurent Lamothe, the Haitian Foreign Minister. In between March and April 2012, Martelly was accused of corruption, with allegations that during and after the 2010 earthquake and presidential election, he had accepted $2.6 million in bribes to ensure that a Dominican Republic construction company would continue to receive contracts under his Presidency. Martelly denied
Michel Martelly Mendes Brothers' original version of the song, performed by Ramiro Mendes included in the group's 1997 album—"Para Angola Com Um Xi Coracao". Martelly is also notorious for his cursing on stage, cross-dressing as well as using homophobic slurs. His celebrity status as a popular compas musician would become a major factor in his popularity as a politician. In 1992, Martelly played for free at a protest against the arrival of a UN representative charged with negotiating the return of Jean-Bertrand Aristide after the 1991 Haitian coup d'état. Martelly later explained "I did not want Aristide back... You want me to