I lived there during the early years of the Duvalier government. when Poppa Doec created the civil militia. the Ton Tons Macoutes. which literally means "uncle bogeyman." And they performed that function to intimate the army and the people. 300.000 of them. armed thugs. throughout the country. The election of 1990 was all about getting rid of Macoutes and Duvalierism. And for one brief shining moment Haiti enjoyed democracy for the first time in its 200year history. Then the forces of Macoutes and Duvalierism crushed the Aristide government. During that 7 months there was no stream of refugees coming to the United States. They stayed in Haiti. hoping for democracy. There is a beautiful Haitian song that says. "Haiti chevie pi bon pei pase ou nan point." beloved Haiti. there is no more beautiful country in the world than you.
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