François
Fleurantin , son of Mr. Charles Fleurantin, and his
wife née Léore Magloire was born in Cap
Haitian on February 8, 1941. He was arrested during
the month of July 1969 in Port-au-Prince in a neighborhood
called Cadet City by Colonel “macoute” Gérard
Louis. François had taken refuge at the home
of his sister Marie Fleurantin because of the anti-communist
repression in effect at that time. François was
denounced by his cousin Toussaint Magloire, chauffeur
of Col Gérard Louis, who was sent to Cap Haitian
to terrorize the student community.
 Joseph
Paul-Emile Magloire
Joseph Paul-Emile
Magloire was born on January 15,1935 in Quartier-Morin,
commune of the district of Cap-Haitien, where he completed
his primary and secondary studies. He received a law
degree from the Faculte de Droit (Law School) in Port-au-Prince.
He was arrested on August 27, 1963 at the National Bank
of the Republic of Haiti where he was working, by Harry
Tassy, Elois Maitre and Luc Desir, the damned alter
egos of the tyrant Francois Duvalier. The brother of
the victim, Achilles, Derion Magloire, put his life
at risk, and undertook in vain multiples initiatives
towards certain influential members of the sanguinary
regime. Paul-Emile, as he was called by members of the
family, was taken away forever from the love of his
parents and his friends.
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Jacques Magloire A:
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The
above photographs, courtesy of Jacques Magloire, himself
a victim of the Duvaliers’ repression, were prepared
to grace the Fort-Dimanche’s museum gallery, which
unfortunately were short-lived.
The coup d'etat of September 1990 had thrown the country
in chaos. After seeing on the internet the list - still
partial - of the victims of Duvaliers’ tyranny,
I deemed necessary to extend my humble contribution
to this noble project, so useful to posterity, by sending
these photographs with a text. |
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Maurice
Bourdeau
Maurice
was arrested on April 26, 1971, the day of Francois
Duvalier’s funeral. It is reported that his eighty-six-year-old
mother, threw water after the funeral cortege had passed
in front of her house. In Haitian folklore, this gesture
is done to chase away unwanted spirits and to clear
the air from evil. Her action was reported to the Militia
headquarters. Shortly thereafter, the house of Mme Bourdeau
was invaded and searched by a commando of “Macoutes.”
Maurice, who was playing cards with several friends
in the backyard, was taken away and was never to be
seen again.
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