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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Six days after the four progressive priests were nearly assassinated at
Freycineau, the Haitian Bishops' Conference released a message concerning the
People's Church in Haiti. It was signed by all ten bishops; even Bishop Romelus,
who ...
Six days after the four progressive priests were nearly assassinated at
Freycineau, the Haitian Bishops' Conference released a message concerning the
People's Church in Haiti. It was signed by all ten bishops; even Bishop Romelus,
who ...
Page 348
He tried to telephone the church to warn Aristide, but the phone was busy. The
armed men were marching toward the church. Some of them had been loaded
into Franck Romain's City Hall trucks. The men wore red armbands and were ...
He tried to telephone the church to warn Aristide, but the phone was busy. The
armed men were marching toward the church. Some of them had been loaded
into Franck Romain's City Hall trucks. The men wore red armbands and were ...
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Th6rese Church, 373 St.-Gerard Church, 301, 302, 356, 358, 365 St.-Jean-Bosco
Church, 102-6, 110- 111, 134, 139, 142, 214-16, 229, 295, 366 Aristide returned
to, 375 attacks on, 344-45, 347-57, 361, 362, 372, 379 burning of, 350, 355, ...
Th6rese Church, 373 St.-Gerard Church, 301, 302, 356, 358, 365 St.-Jean-Bosco
Church, 102-6, 110- 111, 134, 139, 142, 214-16, 229, 295, 366 Aristide returned
to, 375 attacks on, 344-45, 347-57, 361, 362, 372, 379 burning of, 350, 355, ...
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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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