Manno (Emmanuel) Charlemagne, born 1948, is a
Haitian political
folk singer, songwriter and acoustic guitarist, lifelong political activist and former
politician. He recorded his political
chansons in both French and in Creole. He lived abroad in exile twice, both during the 1980s and again during the years 1991-1994, when the country was ruled by a military
junta led by
Raoul Cédras. In 1995, Charlemagne was elected
mayor of
Port-au-Prince after running as an independent candidate, while Oganizadyon Politik Lavalas (OPL), J.B. Aristide's political party at the time, did not present a mayoral candidate for Port-au-Prince, many considered this decision by OPL as a sign that Aristide had supported Manno's candidacy. He was mayor until 1999.