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The second instalment on lessons for the left shows the poor can become a political force but their democracy is a threat to the elites

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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