Freedom was won in 1986, but never organized. Forty years later, economist Patrick Alexis calls for truth, accountability and ...

The former Haitian dictator Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier has spoken. After spending almost 25 years in exile in France, the self-proclaimed “President for Life” returned suddenly and unexpectedly ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. By Amelie Baron PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Deposed Haitian dictator Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier died of a heart attack on ...

On Feb. 7, Haitians forced Duvalier into exile in 1986 and celebrated Aristide’s inauguration in 1991 — two defining moments ...

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - A judge will decide whether former Haitian dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier will be tried on charges that include corruption and embezzlement for allegedly pilfering the treasury ...

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Hundreds of people attended the funeral of former dictator Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier on Saturday, displaying lingering respect for a man who was widely reviled for ...

PORT-AU-PRINCE, HaitiPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — As a political prisoner in the 1970s at Haiti’s most dreaded lockup, Claude Rosier sat in his squalid, crowded cell and dreamed of the day that tubby, ...

Jean-Claude Duvalier, a former president of Haiti who ruled the country with a bloody brutality, died on Saturday. Reuters Mr. Duvalier returned to Haiti in 2011 after a 25-year exile and continued to ...

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Jean-Claude-Duvalier, the self-proclaimed “president for life” of Haiti whose corrupt and brutal regime sparked a popular uprising that sent him into a 25-year exile, died ...

January 1971 - Haiti’s National Assembly approves a constitutional amendment which allows Francois “Papa Doc” Duvalier to appoint someone under 40 years old as his successor. April 21, 1971 - ...

Prosecutors in Haiti accused former President Jean-Claude Duvalier of corruption and embezzlement two days after his return from exile. Duvalier was detained Tuesday and questioned by a judge. Then ...