‘Baby Doc’ went from riches to rags after fleeing the Caribbean for France in 1986. Now back in Haiti, he faces an uncertain fate Jean-Claude ‘Baby Doc’ Duvalier, the former Haitian leader, waves to supporters in Port-au-Prince. Photograph: Allison Shelley/Getty ImagesWhen the Haitian dictator Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier arrived in France in 1986 with millions …
The motives of the notorious playboy and dictator, who was exiled in 1986, remain unclear Earthquake, hurricanes, cholera, political crisis: it seemed Haiti’s woes could not get worse. Then an Air France flight landed in Port-au-Prince and out stepped Baby Doc. Wearing a blue suit and tie, he was older, frailer, but still recognisable all …
Can Haiti be rebuilt without the rule of law? A year after the earthquake, a powerful look at the violence threatening the country’s stability … and future. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/battle-for-haiti/
GeoEye And Google Elevate Insight: Destruction In Haiti, Then And Now Posted by: Caron Beesley on January 25, 2011 in Geospatial On January 12, 2011, the people of Haiti marked the one year anniversary of the 7.0 earthquake that devastated their country. It’s been a year since the disaster and signs of improvement dot the …
