March 1, 1986 inside power, according to Radio Soleil, the Catholic Church station, more than 200 persons were murdered in the small city of Cayes alone. [This report is unconfirmed. Following Duvalier's flight, the situation has been marked by continuing clashes and disturbing rumors. There are other reports of the army opening fire, but the casualties are unknown.]
The Country is still under strict surveillance by the army trained by Washington to track down and eliminate supporters of democracy. The "Leopards," an elite unit originally recruited among the Tonton Macoutes, have disarmed the latter. Better disciplined and armed than the Macoutes and with officers trained in the United States they can be a far more useful police repressive force because it will be a more selective and orderly one.
The 25 demands made public in
Gonaives and given massive support throughout the country take account of the immediate and minimum demands for a "de-Macoutization."
But the solution that the United
States and those who live in its shadow are trying to impose is nothing but
"Duvalierism without Duvalier." This term is already becoming popular
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