Inauguration of Jean-Claude Duvalier, Ertha Pascal Trouillot, and Boniface Alexandre

Le Nouvelliste consulted its archives regarding the swearing-in ceremonies of three heads of state, each of whom inherited power under exceptional circumstances. They are Jean-Claude Duvalier, Ertha Pascal Trouillot, and Boniface Alexandre.

Jean-Claude Duvalier inherited the presidency for life from his father, François Duvalier, who passed away on April 21, 1971. Jean-Claude Duvalier took the oath the following day, April 22, at the age of 19, before the dean of the civil court of Port-au-Prince. An article in Le Nouvelliste recounted the various steps leading to the swearing-in of the successor to President for Life François Duvalier. "This morning, the new Secretary of State for Interior, National Defense, and General Police, Mr. Luckner Cambronne, announc

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