Fresh draft:
Desperately Seeking Duvalier
(PORT-AU-PRINCE) Upon the recent tragedy in Haiti, the Haiti Reconstruction Coalition, formed as an international venture lead by EU Foreign Affairs and USAID, has started to look for a suitable person to oversee the reconstruction of Haiti. Once again the international attention has concentrated once again to a familiar name in the history of Haiti — Duvalier.
Duvalier’s family has long ties with Haiti and members of the family served the country through political efforts, some even reaching presidency. The first Duvalier to reach this level was François Duvalier, acclaimed doctor and well known for his fight against tropical deceases such as malaria, yaws and typhus, which earned him the nickname “Papa-Doc” — Father Doctor. He was also well known opposition member openly protesting against the 1950 military coup. He was elected as a president of Haiti on a black national platform on 1956 and was succeeded by his son, Jean-Claude, on 1964 who was known for his ambitions for democratic reform through political acts of releasing political prisoners and easing the freedom of press.
“It’s because of these qualities, the history of Haiti and the heritage of the Duvalier family that we thing the modern Duvaliers would be suitable to lead the reconstruction of Haiti”, the spokesperson for Haiti Reconstruction Coalition explains, “We’re confident that the Duvalier family would be more than willing to take the task of taking care of Haiti once more and oversee the new birth of the country with the means of New Millennium approach to Duvalierism”