Word: duvalierization
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Over the next century, dictator followed dictator in Haiti. By 1910, rebellions had ousted 13 of Haiti's first 18 Presidents. Then, in the space of 47 months, one President was blown up in his palace, another was believed poisoned, three were deposed, and the last was grabbed by...
Of Haiti's 4,500,000 people, 90% are illiterate. Life expectancy is 32.6 years; per-capita income has slipped to $70 a year, lowest in the hemisphere. "Haitians," says Duvalier in his soft whisper, "have a destiny to suffer." And if his people complain, they can pray?from...
The victims-were Louis Drouin, 28, a short, stocky mulatto, and Marcel Numa, 21, a tall handsome Negro, both members of a 13-man guerrilla force that landed on Haiti's southern coast four months ago. Operating independently of other scattered bands in Haiti, they ambushed troop columns, encouraged...
In retaliation, Duvalier's secret police slaughtered whole families and even distant relatives of the rebels. Drouin's family was marched naked through the streets of their home town and "removed" at a nearby army barracks. Meantime, Duvalier's rag-tag army was killing off the miniature...
To guarantee an S.R.O. crowd for their execution, Duvalier ordered all businesses closed and schools let out; backlands peasants were trucked into Port-au-Prince. As TV cameras recorded the scene, a black and white Jeep pulled up to the cemetery, and out stepped the two victims. They were tied...