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October 10, 2014

Former Haitian Dictator "Baby Doc" Denied State Funeral After Protests 
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Former Haitan dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier, known as "Baby Doc," will
reportedly not be getting a state funeral. Duvalier died Saturday just
months after a Haitian court ruled that he could be charged with crimes
against humanity. His rule of Haiti, from 1971 to 1986, was marked by
the jailing, torture and deaths of journalists and political prisoners.
Duvalier's attorney said the Haitian government had reversed its
decision to give Duvalier a state funeral, following protests.

 

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