The Key West citizen

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valier not because he is a dictator

but because he attempted to use

U.S. aid for political aggrandize

ment. He rejected checks on use

of dollar funds for various aid

projects. Today, only the old Point

4 malaria control program is con

tinuing.

Duvalier reflects Haiti’s history I

of political chaos. It was so dan-1

gerous in 1915 that the United I

States sent Marines to restore or-1

der. They remained until 1934.

Duvalier became president in a I

1957 election denounced as fraudu- 1

lent by his opposition. The physi-I

cian-politician, who had close ties I

with Americans as a medical I

campaigner against tropical dis- 1

eases, was supported by a mili- 1

tary junta and declared president, j

Before long he, like many before I

him, took on the trappings of a I

dictator.

He remained loudly pro-Ameri-|

can, however, even to the extent I

of inviting the Marines to return I

and train his army. Most of the I

help was in the noncombatant I

field—medical services, transport, I

communications, repair services. I

Duvalier’s own policies impeded I

the program and may be wreck- 1

ing his own army, one of the few I

i stable forces in the nation.

i The 57-man U.S. naval mission I

remains in Haiti, but it is just I

■marking time.

Duvalier began strengthening I

■his power network in mid-1959,1

Bfter one of many plots against I

Kim almost' succeeded.

Kfhc organization resembles the I

■■zi pattern. The inner core is I

Kl presidential guard, tough, well- I

Kaed. and well-trained, an elite I

Kip not responsible to the army. I

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

The Key West citizen. (1962). Key West, Fla., 1962-09-12. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83016244/1962-09-12/ed-1/?sp=5

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: The Key West citizen, 1962-09-12.