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Jean-Claude 'Baby Doc' Duvalier Detained: 5 Facts About Haiti's Ex-Dictator

Former Haitian dictator Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier was detained at a Port-au-Prince hotel by the Haitian National Police today, but it's not clear what charges he is facing. Duvalier has been living in exile in France since 1986, when he fled Haiti after a mass uprising. International human rights organizations,...

Opinion: In Haiti, the Truth Is Often Prostituted

(Follow Emily Troutman on Twitter for the latest updates from Haiti) PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- As Haiti's ex-President Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier turned out the lights in his room at the Hotel Karibe, Corline, an attractive 21-year-old woman, was working at the corner, a few minutes up the road. That's one version....

Haiti's Tragic Past and Present Augur Grim Future

WASHINGTON (Jan. 13) – Even before the earthquake that is being called "the disaster of the century" for Haiti, the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere had endured far more than its share of natural and man-made misery. "If you want to get a pre-vision of the dimensions of hell, you'll go to Haiti," said...

Background on francois duvalier

François Duvalier (14 April 1907 21 April 1971) was the President of Haiti from 1957 until his death in 1971. Duvalier first won acclaim in fighting diseases, earning him the nickname "Papa Doc" ("Daddy Doc[tor]" in French).

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