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Word: duvalierists (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1986-1986
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...later Chief of State Lieut. General Henri Namphy made an emotional bid to restore confidence in the Port-au-Prince government. "I have lived in my flesh your anguish over the possible return of the old system," he declared. Coincidentally, the fledgling Duvalierist party was disbanded. To further counter discontent with the sluggish pace of change, Namphy will travel to Miami to seek badly needed investment at the annual Caribbean Conference this week...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Haiti: Season of Discontent | 11/24/1986 | See Source »

...riots spread, the National Council, which took power after Duvalier fled last Feb. 7, was forced to recognize that it had failed to win popular support. The credibility of the joint military-civilian junta was shattered on Thursday by the resignation of Justice Minister Gerard Gourgue, an anti-Duvalierist and the only member of the junta trusted by the public...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Haiti an Inheritance of Anger | 3/31/1986 | See Source »

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