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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But then the Tontons Macoute , fearing for their security if Duvalier left , backed
out , Duvalier remained , and more negotiations had to be undertaken , during
which the Army promised protection to the Macoute hierarchy . According to
another ...
But then the Tontons Macoute , fearing for their security if Duvalier left , backed
out , Duvalier remained , and more negotiations had to be undertaken , during
which the Army promised protection to the Macoute hierarchy . According to
another ...
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The Army , Duvalier was well aware , had historically been the undoing of one
Haitian ruler and the maker of the next . In his own case this was true : he had
risen to power with help from the armed forces after the previous President was ...
The Army , Duvalier was well aware , had historically been the undoing of one
Haitian ruler and the maker of the next . In his own case this was true : he had
risen to power with help from the armed forces after the previous President was ...
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Haiti Since Duvalier Amy Wilentz. while the iron is hot , ” they told him . “ All over
the country it is being done . This is our chance to rid ourselves and this country
of this pestilence , ” they said . “ This is the chance for progress to come to Haiti .
Haiti Since Duvalier Amy Wilentz. while the iron is hot , ” they told him . “ All over
the country it is being done . This is our chance to rid ourselves and this country
of this pestilence , ” they said . “ This is the chance for progress to come to Haiti .
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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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