After Haiti dictator dies, residents in the poorest country in the Americas consider the legacy of ‘president for life’ Jean-Claude-Duvalier and the devastating 2010 earthquake that exposed the disrepair left by his reign
?CAP-HAITIEN, Haiti — When Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier made a surprising return to Haiti in 2011 after a quarter-century in exile, some hoped the aging dictator would finally have to answer for the abuses of his regime. During his 15-year rule, political leaders, journalists, human rights advocates — anyone seen as a threat to the self-proclaimed…
In death, ‘Baby Doc’ Duvalier cheated justice, victims say
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) – Jean-Claude-Duvalier, the self-proclaimed “president for life” of Haiti whose corrupt and brutal regime sparked a popular uprising that sent him into a 25-year exile, died Saturday of a heart attack, his attorney said. Reynold George said the 63-year-old ex-leader died at his home. Duvalier, looking somewhat frail, made a surprise return to…
Ousted Haitian dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier, ‘Baby Doc,’ dies
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