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Haiti's Hundred Year Old Ruler a Bloodthirsty Tyrant
On a sunlit morning in Port au Prince, a visiting reporter describes President Nord Alexis as a brutal, aging ruler who sustains a fearful regime in Haiti. The piece details the palace grounds, gaudy military dress, sentinel routines, portraits of Dessalines, and Alexis’s iron hand over government, with notes on his health, personality, and control over appointments and resources.
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Port Au Prince
Haiti
Africa
Mars
Shah Rajah Sultan
Nord Alexis
Venezuela
Monkres
Andes
Latastros
Black Republic
Anais
Dirk
Marth
Champ de Mars
Dessalines
Champ Fe Mars
Italy
Alexis
Dessannes
Desalines
Jooh Pich
State Department
Cabinet
States
Mac Mareeclin
Ing
Prist
Marcelin
Toom