Former dictator faces charges relating to his 15-year rule after being hauled before a judge in Port-au Prince Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier was charged with corruption and the theft of his country’s meagre funds last night after the former Haitian dictator was hauled before a judge in Port-au-Prince Two days after his return to […]
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI – The political paralysis created by the bungled and inconclusive presidential election here has virtually halted business investment and reconstruction aid from rich countries, as ordinary Haitians seethe and international diplomats fear Haiti might spin into another round of chaos and violence. Haitian leaders and U.S. diplomats were stunned to learn of the return
Jean-Claude `Baby Doc’ Duvalier’s return to Haiti stirs up troubled memories as advocacy groups call for his prosecution. Jailed under the Duvalier regime for more than four months, Miami playwright Jan Mapou first felt shock at the news that deposed dictator Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier had returned to Haiti. Then, resignation. Now, disgust. Locked up
‘Baby Doc’ went from riches to rags after fleeing the Caribbean for France in 1986. Now back in Haiti, he faces an uncertain fate Jean-Claude ‘Baby Doc’ Duvalier, the former Haitian leader, waves to supporters in Port-au-Prince. Photograph: Allison Shelley/Getty ImagesWhen the Haitian dictator Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier arrived in France in 1986 with millions
The motives of the notorious playboy and dictator, who was exiled in 1986, remain unclear Earthquake, hurricanes, cholera, political crisis: it seemed Haiti’s woes could not get worse. Then an Air France flight landed in Port-au-Prince and out stepped Baby Doc. Wearing a blue suit and tie, he was older, frailer, but still recognisable all
