Ex-dictator returns to Haiti

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Former Haitian dictator Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier has made a surprise return to Haiti, 25 years after he was ousted from power. The World’s Jeb Sharp reports. Download MP3

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Haiti Part 2

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We continue our exploration of Haiti’s history into the 19th and 20th centuries. Kate Ramsey of the University of Miami tells us about the diplomatic isolation Haiti faced after independence. She also describes the U.S. occupation of Haiti between 1915 and 1934. Chantalle Verna of Florida International University tells us about the period after the U.S. occupation, sometimes called “Haiti’s Second Independence.” And finally, sociologist Alex Dupuy of Wesleyan University tells us about Haiti under the Duvaliers.Download MP3

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