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Massacre of April 26, 1986 by Francois Duvalier

Massacre of April 26, 1986 by Francois Duvalier

Here is a picture on Le Nouveliste about the Massacre of April 26, 1986 by Francois Duvalier.

Massacre of April 26, 1986 by Francois Duvalier is also known by the name of "massacre of Fort-Dimanche" or Fort Death. On that date, the soldiers opened fire on a peaceful procession that started from the Sacre Coeur church for Fort Dimanche in commemoration of the events of April 26, 1963. Twenty years before, on the same day, Tontons Macoutes, carried out a series of assassination of the families who were alleged opponents to Papa Doc Duvalier, after a failed attempt to kidnap his son Jean-Claude (Baby Doc). On April 26, 1963, over a hundred people were killed and several dozens of people were taken to the Fort-Dimanche prison and later they all disappeared, never came back. Twenty years later, when the crowd assembled in front of Fort Dimanche, the army fired upon them. As per collective memory, number of victims was 'fifteen' and according to Human Rights Watch Report, the number was 'eight'.

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The Newspaper Le Nouvelliste celebrates 115th year anniversary

The Newspaper Le Nouvelliste celebrates 115th year anniversary

Here is a picture of the building that represents one of the few remaining institutions in Haiti. The newspaper has proved itself over the years and managed to survive regardless of the political environment that has changed frequently.

Founded on May 2, 1898 by Guillaume Chéraquit, as "Le Matin" Le Nouvelliste started is published in French and is distributed all over Haiti.

It is now located at the newly renovated location at Rue de Centre.

After more than 115th year, management of the newspaper Frantz Duval declared that Le Nouvelliste will start printing an English edition from now on and also entends to improve their presence on the web

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