Word: duvalierization
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The bloodless coup capped a week-long power struggle between the President and his army commander-in-chief. Once again the big losers were the Haitian people, who continue to endure one of the world's lowest standards of living (annual per capita income: $333) and who have gained little...
The spark of optimism ignited by Duvalier's departure had flickered uneasily through the excesses of a provisional government headed by Namphy. But when election day arrived last November, all hopes for a peaceful transition to democracy were dashed when the balloting gave way to a bloodbath. Nearly two months...
A formal indictment may not topple Noreiga, but it will push him into a corner, said former U.S. Ambassador to Panama Ambler Moss yesterday. He compared Noriega to the Philippines' Ferdinand Marcos and Haiti's Jean-Claude Duvalier.
The big winner seemed to be Leslie Manigat, 57, a former political science professor who fled Haiti during the Duvalier dictatorship and spent 23 years in exile in France and Venezuela. A preliminary tally indicated that Manigat won slightly more than 50% of the vote. Brigadier General Henri Namphy, head...
Certainly, voters will not be offered the full range of presidential candidates. The opposition's four leading contenders, who were expected to take 80% of the vote last November, are refusing to participate. Instead, they have called for an election boycott that is supported by some 50 civic, religious and...