The Rainy Season: Haiti Since DuvalierRecounting a series of personal journeys, each interwoven with scenes from Haiti's extraordinary past, the author brings to life the day-to-day realities of the politically turbulent country |
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Page 52
Up on Avenue John Brown in the hills of Pétionville , the wealthy suburb above
the capital , the Army had surrounded the Macoute headquarters . Paul Véricain ,
better known as Tonton Paul , stood in front of the building with some of his men ...
Up on Avenue John Brown in the hills of Pétionville , the wealthy suburb above
the capital , the Army had surrounded the Macoute headquarters . Paul Véricain ,
better known as Tonton Paul , stood in front of the building with some of his men ...
Page 217
The Army in the Cap was restive . Thousands of students turned out for the mass ,
and the school was filled past capacity , with another thousand gathered outside .
Even before the service started , Army jeeps began patrolling the street ...
The Army in the Cap was restive . Thousands of students turned out for the mass ,
and the school was filled past capacity , with another thousand gathered outside .
Even before the service started , Army jeeps began patrolling the street ...
Page 361
They wanted all paramilitary groups abolished ; they asked for an end to the
recent practice of bringing former Tontons Macoute and other hangers - on into
the Army as armed " attachés . ” The ti soldats also demanded that the Casernes
...
They wanted all paramilitary groups abolished ; they asked for an end to the
recent practice of bringing former Tontons Macoute and other hangers - on into
the Army as armed " attachés . ” The ti soldats also demanded that the Casernes
...
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| Title | The Rainy Season: Haiti Since Duvalier A Touchstone Book |
| Author | Amy Wilentz |
| Publisher | Simon and Schuster, 1989 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 26 Sep 2008 |
| ISBN | 0671641867, 9780671641863 |
| Length | 427 pages |
| Subjects | › History / General |
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