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Haitian Strikers Lack Accord On Aims
Opposition leaders urged another general strike in Port-au-Prince with divergent aims. Some pressed for the junta’s ouster, others for reinstating the Electoral Council. The stoppage shut businesses, 70 percent absenteeism in some plants, and drew patrols as the government and opposition sparred over the impact amid deadly violence that halted elections on Nov. 29.
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Port-Au-Prince
Haiti
Independent Electoral Council
Radio Metropole
Cap Haitien
St. Marc
Hinche
Port-de-Paix
Gonaives
Electoral Council
Henri Namphy
Namphy
Tonton Macoutes
Francois “Papa Doc’ Duvalier
Jean-Claude Duvalier
Louis Dejoie II