Damming the Flood: Haiti, Aristide, and the Politics of ContainmentOnce the lucrative European colony in the Caribbean, Haiti has become one of the divided and impoverished countries in the world. This title analyzes how and why President Jean-Bertrand Aristide's enemies in Haiti, the US and France instigated a second coup in 2004 to remove Aristide and a mobilization known as Lavalas for good. |
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... Macoutes , after winning a rigged presidential election in 1957. Building on the network of hundreds of army barracks and outposts established by US Marines , Duvalier granted more than 10,000 petty thugs , organized in some 500 ...
... Macoutes , after winning a rigged presidential election in 1957. Building on the network of hundreds of army barracks and outposts established by US Marines , Duvalier granted more than 10,000 petty thugs , organized in some 500 ...
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... Macoutes in the immediate aftermath of Duvalier's departure ( the déchoukaj or uprooting of Duva- lierism ) , the army quickly turned back to business as usual . 112 On 26 April 1986 , less than three months after Jean - Claude's ...
... Macoutes in the immediate aftermath of Duvalier's departure ( the déchoukaj or uprooting of Duva- lierism ) , the army quickly turned back to business as usual . 112 On 26 April 1986 , less than three months after Jean - Claude's ...
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... Macoutes attacked their car again at a checkpoint on the way home . - The US DIA and CIA meanwhile , were busy developing alternative sources of social control , in case another round of popular mobilization forced the Macoutes back ...
... Macoutes attacked their car again at a checkpoint on the way home . - The US DIA and CIA meanwhile , were busy developing alternative sources of social control , in case another round of popular mobilization forced the Macoutes back ...
Contents
Conclusion | 311 |
One Step at a Time An Interview with | 317 |
Notes | 346 |
Copyright | |
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Damming the Flood: Haiti, Aristide, and the Politics of Containment Peter Hallward No preview available - 2007 |
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29 February activists administration allies anti-Aristide anti-Lavalas Apaid April Aristide's Aristide's government armed army attacks Bel Air Boulos Brian Concannon campaign Cap-Haïtien Caroit Cédras Chamblain chimères Cité Soleil Cited corruption coup Dany Toussaint December Democracy democratic opposition Duvalier elections electoral elite Evans Paul Fanmi Lavalas Fatton force foreign FRAPH gang Gérard Gonaïves Group of 184 groups Guy Delva Guy Philippe Haïti Haïti Progrès Haitian human rights insurgency Interview Jane Regan January Jean Jean-Bertrand Aristide killed Kim Ives Latortue Latortue's leaders Macoutes March Miami Herald militants military National NCHR neighborhoods NGOs November October organization PAPDA paramilitary party Patrick Elie Pétionville Pierre-Charles police political poor popular Port-au-Prince president Préval prime minister pro-Lavalas radio rebels regime Report Roger Noriega sector September slums soldiers Stan Goff Tatoune troops USAID violence vote Washington Post York Youri Yvon Neptune