Storming Papa Doc
Documentary
directed by Mario L. Delatour
On July 28 1958, ex-army officers to Haiti from Florida landed in Delugé. They take possession of Dessalines Barracks behind the Palais National, in order to remove President François Duvalier. The night of July 28 to 29will be a long confrontation between Duvalier and his attacker. Former Captain Alix Pasquet, Lt. Henry Perpign, Dominique Philippe along with 5 American mercenaries.
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François Duvalier, also known as Papa Doc, was the President of Haiti from 1957 to 1971. He was elected president in 1957 under a populist and black nationalist platform. Afterwards, he consolidated his power and declared himself President for Life after another questionable election, he remained in power until he died from heart disease and diabetes on April 21, 1971. He was succeeded by his 19-year-old son, Jean‑Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier, as president for life.
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Président François Duvalier, également connu sous le nom de Papa Doc, a été président d’Haïti de 1957 à 1971. Il a été élu président en 1957 sous une plate-forme nationaliste populiste et noire. Il a ensuite consolidé son pouvoir et s’est auto-proclamé président à vie après une nouvelle élection douteuse. Il est resté au pouvoir jusqu’à sa mort, le 21 avril 1971, des suites d’une maladie cardiaque et du diabète. Son fils Jean-Claude “Bébé Doc” Duvalier, âgé de 19 ans, lui succéda comme président à vie.
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François Duvalier, ke yo te kòn réle Papa Doc, te prezidan Ayiti ant 1957 ak 1971. Li te eli prezidan nan 1957 anba yon platfòm popilist ak nasyonalis nèg nwa. Lè sa a, li konsolide pouvwa li, li pwoklame tèt li prezidan a vi apre yon lòt eleksyon sispèk. Li te rete nan pouvwa jouk li mouri, 21 avril 1971, maladi kè ak dyabèt te kòz li mouri. A 19 lane, se pitit gason li, Jean-Claude “Bebe Doc” Duvalier, ki te sikséde li, li mèm tou kom prezidan a vi.
1)Francois Duvalier
2)Jean-Claude Duvalier and his father’s casket
3)Papa Doc’s funeral day
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on April 3, 1986, shortly after the end of the Duvalier regime, more than 30,000 women from diverse backgrounds took to the streets of Port-au-Prince to demand to be included in Haiti’s return to democracy. The 1986 march, organized by more than a dozen grassroots groups, called attention to sexual and gender-based violence, women’s financial exclusion, lack of access to health and education, among other issues. The event was well-received and marked the renewal of Haiti’s women’s movement; eventually contributing to the creation of the Ministry of Women’s Affairs and Women’s Rights. (Source:Perpetua Chery via @WoyMagazine)
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Le 3 avril 1986, peu après la fin du régime de Duvalier, plus de 30 000 femmes de divers classes sociales sont descendues dans les rues de Port-au-Prince pour demander d’être incluses dans le retour de la démocratie en Haïti. La marche, organisée par plus d’une douzaine de groupes populaires, a attiré l’attention sur la violence sexuelle, le sexisme, l’exclusion financière des femmes, l’accès à la santé et à l’éducation, etc. L’événement a relancé le mouvement des femmes d’Haïti; a contribué à la création du Ministère de la condition de la femme et des droits de la femme.
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3 avril 1986, on ti tan apre fen rejim Divalye a, plis pase 30,000 fanm ki soti nan divès klas sosyal te pran lari nan Pòtoprens pou mande pou yo te enkli nan retou demokrasi an Ayiti. Màsh nan mwa Mas 1986 la, ki te òganize pa plis pase yon douzèn gwoup popilè, te vle pou yo mét plis atansyon nan zafè vyolans seksyèl, zafè sèksis, zafè esklizyon finansye fanm yo, mank de aksè nan sante ak edikasyon, ak lòt pwoblèm. Evènman an te make renouvèlman mouvman fanm ayisyen an; evantyèlman li kontribiye nan kreyasyon Ministè kondisyon ak Dwa fanm.
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Ertha Pascal-Trouillot was the first female to be President of Haiti. She held office for 11 months, from March 13th 1990 and to February 7th 1991.
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As a university student, she wanted to pursue a career in science but pursued it in law and politics, then became the country’s first woman lawyer. She was a judge in many federal courts from 1975 to 1988 before she finally became the first woman justice in the Supreme Court of Haiti. –
Mrs. Pascal-Trouillot became a lower-court judge in 1980 during the Duvalier dictatorship. While serving as Chief Justice she became the country’s provisional president on March 13, 1990, and was made responsible to organize a general election. It was to her credit that she could bring about violence-free elections which brought Jean Bertrand Aristide to the post of president with a 67% win.
Sources:
Wikipedia,Haitiobserver
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After the departure of the Duvalier regime in 1986, the color of the flag reverted to the Blue and Red. According to a few sources, the people requested the return of the red and blue flag. On February 25 1986, they filled up a Proclamation and the new flag was adopted by February 26 1986. .
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Between 1964 and 1986, the family dictatorships of François “Papa Doc” and Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier returned to Dessalines’ black and red design. They included the national coat of arms, but altered the flags in its trophy to black as well.

Because the coat of arms is only used for national and military flags, whereas the civil flag consists solely of the two unaugmented horizontal bands.

Under the presidency of François Duvalier, who called himself “noiriste”, an ideological movement born of the indigenous school, the literary movement « Griots » of which he was a founding member. In fact, Duvalier adopted the flag of Dessalines and Christophe to symbolize his political orientation and his ideological vision. Under his presidency, many mulattoes, in the departments of the South and Grand’Anse, were murdered to fight the prejudices of colors in Haiti. However, Duvalier had been very supportive of the economic emergence of the Levantines close to the Americans, as was the case with Dessalines with the Poles, the English and the Americans during the massacre of French whites. These are tactical choices to divide the strangers between themselves in order to maintain power.

Whether Dessalines, Christophe or Duvalier, the choice of colors of the flag by these politicians is still based on an ideological basis. Sources:Mathias Pierre / Wikipedia
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Here are some very EXCLUSIVE footage of that historical night of Feb. 7th 1986, the night of the departure of Jean-Claude DUVALIER, his family and a few members of his political regime fled the country! 🎥🇭🇹
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There you see a picture of Jean-Claude Duvalier fleeing the Palais National with his wife and their children on the night of February 7th, 1986 at about 3:30 AM
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Upon François “Papa Doc” Duvalier’s death his son assumed the position of leader of the country. He was left to be his successor and like his father, President of Haiti for life, the youngest of the world at the time. .
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