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...government tried to choke off the opposition. It first closed down the popular Radio Soleil, run by the Roman Catholic Church, charging its management with broadcasting "alarmist" news reports. A general news blackout followed as other stations voluntarily abandoned public affairs programming. Police arrested Opposition Leader Hubert de Ronceray, a lawyer and sociologist, charging him with sedition after "subversive" documents were found in his home. Once a member of Duvalier's Cabinet, De Ronceray, 54, has persistently ridiculed last July's rigged national referendum, in which, the government contends, 99.98% of those who voted backed the Duvalier regime...
Hubert de Ronceray, a conservative political leader, said those dismissals might have triggered the coup attempt...
...hold democratic elections but stopped short of saying when. Said U.S. State Department Spokesman Charles Redman: "The government is off to a good start." Privately, the Reagan Administration, which is holding up $26 million in aid for Haiti, hopes the junta will quickly set an election date. Hubert de Ronceray and Gregoire Eugene, leading dissidents during the Duvalier era, announced they plan to run for President...
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