Found 3 collections related to Duvalier, Jean-Claude, 1951-2014

The collection consists of two groups of documents: political cartoons, interviews, election material and printed matter collected by freelance journalist Nadine Andre in Haiti in 1986 and at the time of the failed elections of November 1987; and background material, mostly political leaflets and newspaper clippings, collected by Ms. Andre in the ten year period preceding the demise of the Duvalier regime in February 1986. Documents collected by Schomburg Center staff or donated by contributors for an exhibition on Dechoukaj in 1989 have been added to the collection. The Haitian Creole word Dechoukaj, from the verb dechouke (to uproot), was a popular battle cry among oppressed Haitians seeking to remove from office and punish the most hated collaborators of the Duvalier dictatorship. The Dechoukaj years, 1986-1990, were a period of social conflict, intense grassroots organizing and tremendous hope for a radical transformation of Haitian society. less

Force Armée d'Haïti (Fad'H) comprised all military branches of the Haitian armed forces, including the police, and played a central role in Haitian political life for most of the 20th century. This collection, also known as the Haitian Military collection, is chiefly comprised of reports, written in French, from various military and security organizations that constituted the Haitian Armed Forces. less

François "Papa Doc" and his son Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier served as Presidents of Haiti from 1957 to 1986. The Duvalierist regime lasted longer than any other Haitian government. It was succeeded by a period known as "Duvalierism without Duvalier" with the assumption of General Namphy of the Haitian military following a popular uprising that ousted Jean-Claude from office. This collection primarily documents matters of Haitian governance, finance, and relations with the United States from 1959 to 1989. There is also material relating to Haiti's relations with the Dominican Republic. less