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Haiti : the Duvaliers and their legacy by Elizabeth Abbott is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
What is Haiti : the Duvaliers and their legacy about?
Recountsthe depredations and corruption of the Duvalier regime in Haiti, detailing theexcesses of both Papa and Baby Doc Duvalier and the grim state in whichthey left the country when the regime was finally overthrown. Writtenby the senior editor of the Haiti Times (and sister-in-law of Baby Doc'ssuccessor, General Henri Namphy), this is the most intimate and revealingexamination to date of the Duvalier years.Basedlargely on interviews with former officials, intellectuals, voudou priests andordinary folk, Abbott provides a shocking view of conditions in the BlackRepublic from the 1957 election of Duvalier père to the exile of his son,Jean-Claude, in 1986, and up to the installation of President Leslie Manigattwo years later. Forthe most part, it is a nightmarish chronicle of corruption, greed andrelentless slaughter, climaxing in an account of "Blood Sunday" (29November 1987) when the dreaded Tonton Macoutes reemerged to sabotageHaiti's first free election in 30 years. Abbotttraces the transformation of Francois Duvalier from puritanical country doctorto mad despot, the rise of the Macoutes gangs under Madame Max Adolpheand their political rivalry with the Haitian army, and the biz
Who reads Haiti : the Duvaliers and their legacy?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Elizabeth Abbott
- Publisher
- McGraw-Hill book co.
- Published
- 1988
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780070460294
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- History, Political Science, Latin American History
- Rating
- 4.6 / 5 (21 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14