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Jean-Claude Duvalier (French: [ʒɑ̃klod dyvalje]; 3 July 1951 – 4 October 2014), nicknamed "Baby Doc" (French: Bébé Doc, Haitian Creole: Bebe Dòk), was a Haitian dictator who inherited the President of Haiti from 1971 until he was overthrown by a popular uprising in February 1986.
On 3 October 2024, the town of Pont-Sondé, Haiti, was the site of a massacre [1] perpetrated by the Gran Grif gang, leaving at least 115 people dead [2] and at least 50 injured. [3] Thousands more fled the town after the attack, which is part of the ongoing gang war in Haiti .
Events in the year 2024 in Haiti.The gangs proceeded to wipe out the Haitian government to take control of major cities throughout the country, a group of people who attempt to escape Haiti after an insurrectionist criminal movement continues to commit several crimes and murder nationwide which spreads rapidly across Haiti, causing thousands and then millions of Haitians dying of starvation.
Also in 2023, a former Haitian senator, Joseph Joël John, who hoped to become president, [100] a retired Colombian army officer, Germán Alejandro Rivera Garcia, a Haitian businessman, Rodolphe Jaar, and—in 2024—a former DEA informant, Joseph Vincent, were sentenced to life in prison in a Miami court for their roles in the assassination.
The Duvalier dynasty (French: Dynastie des Duvalier, Haitian Creole: Dinasti Duvalier) was an autocratic hereditary dictatorship in Haiti that lasted almost 29 years, from 1957 until 1986, spanning the rule of the father-and-son duo Dr. François Duvalier (Papa Doc) and Jean-Claude Duvalier (Baby Doc). [2] [3] [4] [5]
Updated March 13, 2024 at 10:54 PM Jimmy Chérizier, the former Haitian police officer-turned-gangster leading the latest violent campaign to seize control of the country, is nicknamed “Barbeque.”
Protests and riots broke out on January 26 by Haitian police officers and members of Fantom 509, affiliated with the police. [9] The protesters called for the resignation of Henry, some calling for a revolution, and for a crackdown on the gangs. [2] American ambassador to Haiti Brian A. Nichols condemned the killings. [2]
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