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Simone Duvalier, Haitian matriarch
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Simone Duvalier, who rose from a childhood of poverty and
abandonment to become the wife of one Haitian dictator, mother of
another and a power in her own right, died of undisclosed causes in a
clinic outside Paris on Dec. 26.
She was in her mid-80s and had lived in France since being forced
into exile almost 12 years ago.
During the nearly 30 years that her husband, Francois "Papa Doc"
Duvalier, and son, Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier, dominated the
poorest nation in the West...
Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles from HighBeam Research
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People: Duvalier feels the pinch
The Independent - London
; AS Raoul Cedras and his henchmen contemplate life in exile, a fellow countryman could offer them advice. But the ex-Haitian dictator, "Baby Doc" Duvalier, is keeping a low profile in his adopted home on the French Riviera. Reporters approaching his villa have been shooed away by his mother, Simone
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Baby Doc goes on the run from debt
The Independent - London
; PARIS - Jean-Claude Duvalier, the former Haitian dictator known as "Baby Doc", has disappeared from his Cannes villa after running into debt, writes Julian Nundy. Neighbours said he had left his home in Super-Cannes, owned by a Lancashire businessman, on Tuesday. His disappearance was discovered
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Haiti suing 35 linked to Duvalier
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
; Haiti has filed suit against 35 associates of ousted dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier, accusing them of stealing public money. The suit charging misappropriation of funds was filed last week, Justice Ministry spokesman Pierre Ezechias said Thursday. It does not say how much money the government
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`Baby Doc' still living high life
Chicago Sun-Times
; MOUGINS, France The eight-day visa given deposed Haitian dictator Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier expired nearly four years ago, but down here in southern France he's just part of the luxurious landscape. "He goes where he wants, does what he wants, like any citizen of France," said Christian Tac,
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Stroger dynasty a mistake
Chicago Sun-Times
; In the Third World and some communist states, dictatorial one- party governments often claim that they are democratic republics. Nonetheless, a common practice is for the ruling party leader to try to pass control on to his children. Examples include North Korea (Kim Il Sung, the "Great Leader," to
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