Special thanks to Dr. Gérard Alphonse-Férère for his contribution to fordi9.com. Himself a victim of the Duvaliers, Dr. Férère was incarcerated five times. First he was thrown in Fort-Dimanche in 1958 for one month. In July of the same year after the Pasquet-Dominique- Perpignant invasion, he spent another month of incarceration at the Haitian Army Headquarters and the Military Hospital. In 1962 he spent another three days in

Fort-Dimanche. In the same year he was arrested again because a Macoute saw him leaving the Cuban Embassy. He was kept at the Police Headquarters, but Lieutenant Joseph Lamarre took it upon himself to release him. On April 26, 1963 he was once again taken into custody in the Army Headquarters, but this time he was placed on death row. Francois Duvalier had ordered his execution with several other officers. Thanks to the intervention of his first cousin General Marc Arty, Dr Ferrere's life was spared. Upon his release he was forced into exile in May 1963 with his wife Nancy, née Turnier, compelled to leave behind their two babies. Ever since, Dr. Férère remained committed to the struggle of bringing to an end the regime of the Duvaliers, and he still continues to devote his time to the compilation of a list of the Duvaliers & victims who lost their lives from 1957 through 1986.

Upon browsing this site Dr. Férère felt that his work would be a useful addition to fordi9.com. His offer to make available the results of years of research to the site is indeed a remarkable gesture of fellowship. Thanks to his generosity, the List of Victims of fordi9.com will be greatly enriched.

More on Dr. Gérard Fèrère

A prolific author, Dr. Férère most recent historical work entitled "Les ingérences de l'Armée d'Haïti dans les élections de 1957" is published in EN GRANDISSANT SOUS DUVALIER. This book, could be purchased by contacting Dr. Gerard Ferrere at Gernancy@hotmail.com or by writing to him at 20136, Ocean Key Drive, Boca Raton Florida, 33498