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Across the social spectrum, Haitians have become increasingly open about voicing their opposition to the excesses of the 28-year-old Duvalier dynasty. Some even talk wistfully of a popular uprising or army coup. "There is a climate of extreme anxiety throughout Haiti," says a Western diplomat in the capital of Port-au-Prince. A Haitian industrialist calls this a "very explosive period." Says he: "People are tired and fed up with this regime." On New Year's Eve, Duvalier tacitly acknowledged the seriousness of the situation by taking drastic action: he fired four members of his "Supercabinet," which...
Ashong was the first of them all. A captivating orator who could hypnotize his audience with unceasing hand motions and a spark in his eye, Ashong was all over the campus, in the Black Students’ Association (BSA), Kuumba, the Haitian Alliance, and occasionally at Asian American Association meetings—when they had ice cream...
...germs when they share needles. Then came the clincher: cases of AIDS in hemophiliacs and later in recipients of donor blood. The pattern resembled that of hepatitis B, a blood-borne and sexually transmissible virus that is common among drug addicts, blood recipients and gay men. AIDS cases among Haitian men and women remained a puzzle until it was discovered that many of the men, though not homosexually inclined, had warded off destitution by serving as prostitutes to gay men. Earlier this year, Haitians were dropped by the CDC as a separate risk category for AIDS...
...last time Haitian voters participated in a national referendum was in 1971, when Jean-Claude ("Baby Doc") Duvalier was confirmed as the successor to his much feared father, Dictator Francois ("Papa Doc") Duvalier. Last week Baby Doc was back with a referendum intended to satisfy the U.S. that Haiti is moving toward democracy. Mindful of possible restrictions on $54 million in U.S. aid, Duvalier instituted a constitutional change to permit the existence of political parties, but only if the parties submitted to the government the names and addresses of at least 18,000 supporters. The referendum also asked voters...
...election day, busloads of illiterate voters were driven to polling places. Under the watchful eyes of Haitian officials, they voted quietly and repeatedly for the measures, approving the referendum by an overwhelming 99.9% margin. Washington tried to make the best of it. Said one State Department official: "With all of its flaws, the Haitian government is doing what it can." ITALY "Actions and Omissions...