Latest articles on Jean Claude "baby Doc" Duvalier

Haiti’s Martelly to be sworn in as president

Article Staff Reporter - 14 May 2011

Michel Martelly faces a mammoth task after he is sworn as Haiti's new president on Saturday, inheriting a shattered Caribbean nation.

US urges Aristide to delay Haiti return

Article Staff Reporter - 15 Mar 2011

The US has urged Haiti's former president to postpone his planned return to the country until after Sunday's vital presidential run-off.

Supporters in Haiti make ready for Aristide

Article Staff Reporter - 16 Feb 2011

Supporters beat drums while workers spruced up his private villa as Haitians prepared on Tuesday for the possible return of Jean-Bertrand Aristide.

‘I brought democracy to Haiti,’ Duvalier claims

Article Staff Reporter - 2 Feb 2011

Former Haitian dictator Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier laughed at the notion he was a tyrant and claimed he had introduced democracy to his homeland.

Welcome for Baby Doc shows Haitians’ desperation

Article Rory Carroll - 24 Jan 2011

An earthquake, hurricanes, cholera, political crises -- it seemed Haiti's woes could not get worse.

‘Baby Doc’ is back: But for love or money?

Article Pascal Fletcher - 24 Jan 2011

Haiti's ex-dictator Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier says "solidarity" led him to return to his homeland where his name is still reviled by many.

‘Baby Doc’ offers regret, no apology, to Haitians

Article Joseph Guyler Delva - 22 Jan 2011

Former Haitian dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier offered his sympathies on Friday to those who suffered abuses under his rule.

Haiti mulls Baby Doc’s intentions as crisis deepens

Article Staff Reporter - 20 Jan 2011

Haiti's political crisis deepened on Wednesday as aides to a former strongman Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier said he intended to return to power.

Haitian authorities detain ‘Baby Doc’ Duvalier

Article Joseph Guyler Delva - 19 Jan 2011

Haiti detained former dictator Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier on Tuesday to prosecute him on possible corruption charges.

UN helps Haiti over ‘conceivable’ Duvalier charges

Article Staff Reporter - 18 Jan 2011

UN human rights officials are looking into Haiti's ability to charge ex-dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier over abuse that took place during his reign.

Former dictator ‘Baby Doc’ Duvalier back in Haiti

Article Staff Reporter - 17 Jan 2011

Former Haitian dictator Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier made a surprise return from exile to his Caribbean homeland on Sunday.

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