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When Jean-Claude ("Baby Doc") Duvalier fled Haiti early last year, jubilant crowds danced in the streets and chants of "Liberty!" filled the air. Duvalier's departure ended 28 years of totalitarian rule and brought hope to Haitians that the military, which helped bring down the dictator, would cooperate in...
Three months ago, Haitians approved a new constitution that calls for democratic elections in November. But last month the military government of Lieut. General Henri Namphy, 54, took control of the electoral process from a provisional council. Although Namphy rescinded the decree last week, his regime's action prompted the...
Angry Haitians took to the streets, battling the army in violent outbursts that left at least 20 people dead and dozens of others wounded. Namphy, meanwhile, has spent recent weeks drumming up support in the countryside. He told one group of villagers that "the Eternal" had sent him. For Haitians...
John Paul declined to celebrate a private Mass hoped for by the Pinochets, but prayed with them briefly in the palace chapel, an event that was broadcast on the government-owned television channel. Pinochet is eager to show he is not a pariah and hopes the goodwill extended to John...
Mrs. Duvalier has said that short of returning to Haiti, she would most like to move to Los Angeles. Duvalier, 35, has expressed a strong preference for staying in France, where he has unsuccessfully sought refugee status. For now, the couple remain confined to a 30-mile strip along the...