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'''Josaphat J. "Joe" Celestin''' (born 1957) is a Haitian-American politician. Celestin was born in [[Haiti]] and immigrated to the [[United States]] in 1979.
He served as the [[mayor]] of North Miami, [[Florida]] from 2001 to 2005. A [[Republican]], he was elected the city's first black mayor.<ref name="canedy">Canedy, Dana (May 19, 2001). [http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/19/us/public-lives-away-from-haiti-discovering-the-politics-of-the-possible.html PUBLIC LIVES; Away From Haiti, Discovering the Politics of the Possible.] ''[[New York Times]]''</ref> After he reached the end of his term limits, he was succeeded by Kevin Burns.<ref name="henderson2005">Henderson, Tim (May 22, 2005). Janet Reno will swear in mayor. ''[[Miami Herald]]''</ref>
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He served as the [[mayor]] of North Miami, [[Florida]] from 2001 to 2005. A [[Republican]], he was elected the city's first black mayor.<ref name="canedy">Canedy, Dana (May 19, 2001). [http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/19/us/public-lives-away-from-haiti-discovering-the-politics-of-the-possible.html PUBLIC LIVES; Away From Haiti, Discovering the Politics of the Possible.] ''[[New York Times]]''</ref> After he reached the end of his term limits, he was succeeded by Kevin Burns.<ref name="henderson2005">Henderson, Tim (May 22, 2005). Janet Reno will swear in mayor. ''[[Miami Herald]]''</ref>
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