Papa Doc & the Tontons Macoutes

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Author: Diederich

ISBN-10: 1558762906

ISBN-13: 9781558762909

Category: Latin America & the Caribbean - Political Biography

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Preface Foreword by Graham Greene Introduction 1. Election Day2. History3. The Country4. Duvalier—The Early Years5. he Formative Years6. Birth of a Politician7. Magloire8. The Campaign9. The Shaky Start 10. The New Dictator 11. Sneak Elections and US Aid 12. The Dictator Unmasked to the World 13. US Challenges Papa Doc14. The Deadline Passes 15. Invasions Fail 16. President for Life 17. The Guerrilla Challenge 18. Seeking a New Image and the Press 19. Communism Comes of Age20. Voudou Is His Arm 21. The Year Ten Epilogue (August 1971) Index

\ New York TimesUnpatronizing and level-headed.\ \ \ \ \ St. Louis Post-DispatchA truly revealing book.\ \ \ Washington PostShakedowns of foreign businessmen and their governments are commonplace—torture, sometimes directed by the dictator himself . . . is the cement holding the police state together. The frustrating counterpoint is how Duvalier has undone U.S. policy and humiliated Washington.\ \