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 364
Watch Avril , ” Duvalier told him . “ He ' s your biggest threat . " One of Manigat ' s
many mistakes had been his order demoting Avril . So it was not easy to imagine
that Prosper Avril was the useful tool of the ti soldats . It was not easy to imagine ...
Watch Avril , ” Duvalier told him . “ He ' s your biggest threat . " One of Manigat ' s
many mistakes had been his order demoting Avril . So it was not easy to imagine
that Prosper Avril was the useful tool of the ti soldats . It was not easy to imagine ...
Page 378
Avril had given in to a few of Aristide ' s demands , or so it appeared . The
General ' s tenure in the palace , however , was still far from certain . In the game
Avril was playing , there were plenty of elements besides Aristide . On the night of
...
Avril had given in to a few of Aristide ' s demands , or so it appeared . The
General ' s tenure in the palace , however , was still far from certain . In the game
Avril was playing , there were plenty of elements besides Aristide . On the night of
...
Page 392
The truth of the matter was that his government was broke , and if the U . S . did
not renew aid soon , Avril would be unable to pay for gas and wheat . There
would be instability . Although after the aborted election of 1987 the American ...
The truth of the matter was that his government was broke , and if the U . S . did
not renew aid soon , Avril would be unable to pay for gas and wheat . There
would be instability . Although after the aborted election of 1987 the American ...
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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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