At the beginning of the 1980s, democratic ideas were sweeping across the world. The global economy was changing. The world was moving a little faster. The government of President-for-life Jean-Claude Duvalier was forced to adapt to the ideas pushed forward by the Americans since the presidency of Jimmy Carter.
Too slowly. Not deeply enough. The Duvalier regime tried to adapt. It changed the constitution twice—first in 1983, then in 1985—through referendums. It resorted to harsh measures, exiling a large number of oppone
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