Michel Martelly construction and briefly attended a community college in Miami. In 1986, after one semester, he returned to Haiti just as Jean-Claude Duvalier, then president-for-life, was heading into exile. In 1987, Martelly returned to Miami with his then-girlfriend, Sophia Saint-Rémy, whom he later married in a small ceremony in Miami, Florida. They returned to Haiti in 1988. Upon his return to Haiti, Martelly had his first breakthrough in the music industry when he began playing keyboard as a fill-in musician in local venues in Pétion-Ville and Kenscoff, upscale suburbs of Port-au-Prince. Martelly "sang playful, romantic numbers over a slow méringue beat
2011 in Nigeria 2011 in Nigeria Events in the year 2011 in Nigeria. The year 2011 is a distinguishing year for Nigeria. The year entails several events that define the progress of the country and its future. These events include: the 2011 budget bill, the general election, and activities of the current government. The 2011 budget was prepared by the president of the country and his executive committee. It was indeed a test of the unelected president who took over power due to the death of his predecessor Umaru Musa Yaradua, who died on 5 May 2010. The 2011 budget was the first