Rachelle Magloire rehabilitates the memory of the Kamoken who were killed in the Southeast during the dictatorship of François Duvalier

"1964: Simityè Kamoken" is the new documentary film by Rachelle Magloire. In this poignant film, the director brings to the screen the traces of the massacre carried out by François Duvalier's government forces against rural populations along the path followed by the rebels, in Belle-Anse and Forêt-des-Pins. She retraces, based on on-site investigations and supported by testimonies, the massacre that took place in the summer of 1964 in the Southeast. With this film, Rachelle Magloire attempts to unveil this heinous crime that has never been reported."

Elien Pierre
Par Elien Pierre
11 Sep 2023 | Lecture : 4 min.

In 1964, a significant year in the national history of Haiti, François Duvalier declared himself President for Life of the Republic of Haiti. "He eliminated political opposition, social movements, labor unions, and peasants. All forms of expression or association were banned... Fred Baptiste, commander of the Revolutionary Armed Forces, led a commando of around thirty men to land in Haiti, launch the vanguard of a guerrilla movement in the mountains, and overthrow the dictatorship... They were pursued by government forces, monito

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