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Former Haiti president Duvalier dies Former Haiti president Duvalier dies
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Haiti's former ruler Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier has died of a heart attack in the capital Port-au-Prince, reports quoting official sources say. Haiti's former ruler Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier has died of a heart attack in the capital Port-au-Prince aged 63, official sources say.
Duvalier was just 19 when in 1971 he inherited the title of "president-for-life" from his father, the notorious Francois "Papa Doc" Duvalier.Duvalier was just 19 when in 1971 he inherited the title of "president-for-life" from his father, the notorious Francois "Papa Doc" Duvalier.
He was accused of corruption, human rights abuses and repression in his rule, which ended in a 1986 uprising.He was accused of corruption, human rights abuses and repression in his rule, which ended in a 1986 uprising.
After years of exile in France, he returned to Haiti in 2011.After years of exile in France, he returned to Haiti in 2011.
His death was announced by Haiti's health minister, and the ex-leader's attorney Reynold Georges confirmed he died at home on Saturday.His death was announced by Haiti's health minister, and the ex-leader's attorney Reynold Georges confirmed he died at home on Saturday.
Human rights groups say hundreds of political prisoners were tortured or killed under his rule, and he was accused of massive corruption. Lavish wedding
Like his father, he ruled with an iron fist, relying on a brutal militia known as the Tontons Macoutes to control the country. At the time of his swearing in, Jean-Claude Duvalier was the youngest president in the world.
In 1986, he was forced from power by a popular uprising and US diplomatic pressure, and went into exile in France. Initially it seemed that there could be a significant move away from his father's harsh regime, underpinned as it was by Haiti's notorious secret police, the Tontons Macoutes, says BBC world affairs correspondent Mike Wooldridge.
He moved closer to the Americans, from whom his father had been estranged. US businesses moved in and he allowed limited press freedom.
But Jean-Claude Duvalier lived lavishly. His state-sponsored wedding reportedly cost $5m in 1980, while most of the people in his ravaged nation endured the worst poverty in the Western hemisphere.
Repression continued, too, and amid massive unrest in 1986 he fled to France.
Human rights groups say thousands of political prisoners were tortured or killed under his rule, and he was accused of massive corruption.
He described his return to Haiti - a year after it was devastated by a major earthquake, as a gesture of solidarity to the nation.He described his return to Haiti - a year after it was devastated by a major earthquake, as a gesture of solidarity to the nation.
In February 2013, he appeared in court in an emotionally charged hearing where he denied responsibility for abuses carried out during his time as president. But he was arrested and charged, and although released he finally appeared in court in February 2013, where in an emotionally-charged hearing in front of some of his alleged victims, he denied responsibility for abuses carried out during his time as president.
Judges ruled he could face crimes against humanity charges, but the case had stalled some time before he died.
Jean-Claude 'Baby Doc' Duvalier