The U.S. had about run out of patience with François Duvalier, the hard-eyed dictator who holds ruthless power in Haiti. All aid—amounting to $7,250,000 this year—to Duvalier’s graft-ridden regime has ...
Since Dictator François Duvalier took power in Haiti seven years ago, thousands upon thousands of Haitians have fled into exile, most of them crossing into the Dominican Republic. The few who returned ...
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Haiti’s “voodoo dictator” built a 25,000-man secret police force that tortured and executed his enemies
François “Papa Doc” Duvalier transformed Haiti into a dictatorship backed by the feared Tonton Macoutes, a force estimated in ...
The government of Jean-Claude Duvalier established its roots 28 years ago when his father, Francois Duvalier, became president in an election that followed a turbulent period of military coups and ...
According to Haiti's constitution, a President cannot succeed himself. Although his term legally expired on May 15, President Francois Duvalier remains in office. Like most of his predecessors, ...
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