Paramilitarism, constitutional suspension and state of emergency in the Republic of Haiti (1957-1986)


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https://doi.org/10.22517/25392662.24678

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Militarism, Armed Forces, Caribbean area, Haiti, The United States, Paramilitarism, Dictatorship, Authoritarianism, Army, Organizing of a coup d'etat, State of emergency, Repression

Abstract

This article discusses the configuration process of paramilitary organizations in the service of the Haitian State under the presidency of François and Jean Claude Duvalier. Its objectives by altering the democratic model of the Republic of Haiti and suppress any kind of political opposition, both Presidents structured organizations which, together with the own Haitian Armed Forces and under presidential control ruled the exercise of violence in the country between 1957 and 1986 generating 60,000 direct victims and the massive exile of broad sectors of the population of Haiti.

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Author Biography

Francisco Manuel Silva Ardanuy, Universidad de Sevilla

Profesor doctor del Departamento de Derecho Constitucional de la Universidad de Sevilla. Mención de Excelencia Docente del programa DOCENTIA. Premio Extraordinario de Doctorado. Miembro del equipo de investigación PAIDI HUM209. Autor de 9 monografías en la editorial Tirant Lo Blanch. Investigador Princial (IP) en 14 proyectos de investigación (2016-2020). Fellowship del Real Colegio Complutense de la Universidad de Harvard.

 

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2021-06-29

How to Cite

Silva Ardanuy, F. M. (2021). Paramilitarism, constitutional suspension and state of emergency in the Republic of Haiti (1957-1986). Ciencia Nueva, Journal in History and Politics, 5(1), 97–120. https://doi.org/10.22517/25392662.24678

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Vol. 5 No. 1 (2021): Dossier "Prácticas públicas de la historia. Contextos locales, diálogos globales"

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Political Science

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