Although his term legally expired on May 15, President Francois Duvalier remains in office. Like most of his predecessors, Duvalier is averse to following constitutional requirements. But it is ...

Also known as “Baby Doc”, Duvalier terrorized Haiti from 1971 to 1986, picking up where his father François “Papa Doc” Duvalier had left off. Duvalier’s army and the dreaded Tonton ...

Haiti probably has less to celebrate than any other country on earth. Yet last week, in a four-day binge that it could ill afford, it celebrated the 60th birthday and tenth anniversary in power of ...

1957 – Francois “Papa Doc” Duvalier takes power with military backing, ushering in a period which sees widespread human rights abuses. 1964 – Duvalier declares himself president for life.

Laughing foreign reporters called him "Baby Doc", the son of his terrible, President Francois "Papa Doc" Duvalier, who had terrorised Haiti for 15 years until dying peacefully in bed. The name ...

1957 : Élection du docteur François Duvalier, « Papa Doc », à la présidence. Il s'autoproclame président à vie et le reste jusqu'à mort. 1971 : Jean-Claude Duvalier, surnommé « Baby Doc ...

Armed groups have long played a bloody role in Haiti's history. During the 29 years of the dictatorship of François Duvalier, known as Papa Doc, and his son Jean Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier ...

d’exécutions capitales et de projets de débarquement incitent le département d’Etat et les gouvernements riverains de la mer des Caraïbes à fixer leur attention sur ce petit pays soumis depuis dix ans ...

A.F.P.) Par CLAUDE KIEJMAN. Port-au-Prince, ... juin. - C'était jour de fête il y a deux mois à l'aéroport " François - Duvalier - président à vie ". M. Joli-Cœur, l'extravagant ...

Jean-Claude Duvalier, qui s'était autoproclamé président à vie, est mort samedi d'une crise cardiaque, à l'âge de 63 ans. En héritant à 19 ans du pouvoir de son père, François Duvalier ...