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 130
If elections were a step on the path toward popular democracy , the people would
participate , but elections alone were never their goal . The peasants weren ' t
particularly interested in a new President ; they wanted a better way of life .
If elections were a step on the path toward popular democracy , the people would
participate , but elections alone were never their goal . The peasants weren ' t
particularly interested in a new President ; they wanted a better way of life .
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What are we supposed to think of these elections ? ” he said , licking the end of a
strip of straw . “ I mean , we , the people of La Saline . It ' s all a big joke . They say
lib e ončt , free and fair . But how can we expect free and fair under the CNG ?
What are we supposed to think of these elections ? ” he said , licking the end of a
strip of straw . “ I mean , we , the people of La Saline . It ' s all a big joke . They say
lib e ončt , free and fair . But how can we expect free and fair under the CNG ?
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elections , six men with machine guns broke into the council ' s offices downtown
and ransacked the place , smashing to pieces ... 87 Election . I ' m voting . ) At the
same time , only a few blocks away , men set fire to the store of council member ...
elections , six men with machine guns broke into the council ' s offices downtown
and ransacked the place , smashing to pieces ... 87 Election . I ' m voting . ) At the
same time , only a few blocks away , men set fire to the store of council member ...
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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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