Roger lafontant biography
Haiti Coup Leader Sentenced to Life - The New York Times
- Roger Lafontant ( [citation needed] – 29 September ) was the former leader of the Tonton Macoutes and a former minister in the government of Haitian dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier.
| Roger Lafontant (1931– 29 September 1991) was the former leader of the Tonton Macoutes and a former minister in the government of Haitian dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier. | |
| Roger Lafontant (1931 [citation needed] – 29 September 1991) was the former leader of the Tonton Macoutes and a former minister in the government of Haitian dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier. | |
| Roger Lafontant was the former leader of the Tonton Macoutes and a former minister in the government of Haitian dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier. |
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Roger Lafontant (1931 — September 30, 1991), Haitian leader ...
Roger Lafontant, Tonton Macoutes, and the Failed 1991 Coup d'Etat
- Many Haitians viewed the trial of Roger Lafontant, a doctor who became one of the ousted dictatorship’s most feared henchmen, as a symbol of the final demise of Duvalier rule.
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1991 Haitian coup d'état - Wikipedia
- Many Haitians viewed the trial of Roger Lafontant, a doctor who became one of the ousted dictatorship’s most feared henchmen, as a symbol of the final demise of Duvalier rule.
Roger Lafontant, Tonton Macoutes, and the Failed 1991 Coup d'Etat
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Roger Lafontant (1931-1991), known as the former leader of Tonton Macoutes, a death squad he founded. While at medical school, attempted a 1991 coup d'etat to oust Ertha Pascal-Trouillot's provisional government that later led to his death in prison.
A loyalist supporter of President François Duvalier, a despot whose family ruled Haiti for three decades, Roger Lafontant was appointed Minister of Interior and National Defense in 1972, under Jean-Claude Duvalier, the son of the elder Duvalier. But his personal ambitions caused Duvalier to re-assign him as consul in Montreal, Canada. However, hereturned to Haiti in 1983, and was promoted to higher office as Minister of State for the Interior and National Defense. Apparently, he had learned his lesson.
When Jean-Claude Duvalier was ousted in 1986, Roger Lafontant escaped into exile in the Dominican Republic. Upon his return in 1990
Roger Lafontant - Wikidata
- Roger Lafontant, who ran the Tontons Macoute terror squads in Haiti during the Duvalier dictatorship, was convicted today of trying to overthrow the Government.
Roger Lafontant - Wikipedia