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 October
15, ...
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 October
15, ...
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 Congress ...
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 Congress ...
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| Title | The rainy season: Haiti since Duvalier |
| 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 Political Science / General Social Science / Sociology / General |
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