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Haiti’s ‘Baby Doc’ flees, ending 28 years of family rule 30 years ago this hour (Feb 7 1986)


Video: 'From the archives: Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier flees Haiti'

(Friday, February 7, 1986, 3:27 a.m. EST) — Haitian President-for-Life Jean-Claude Duvalier, known as “Baby Doc,” boarded a United States Air Force jet and fled to France before dawn today, ending the 28-year grip of his family on the impoverished Caribbean nation. Continue reading Haiti’s ‘Baby Doc’ flees, ending 28 years of family rule 30 years ago this hour (Feb 7 1986)