Claude A. Rosier

Claude Rosier, a veteran militant. A former political prisoner incarcerated for 11 years in different centers of torture including Fort-Dimanche. Arrested on November 2, 1966 in Petite Riviere de l’Artibonite, he was sent the same day to the town of St Marc. He was interrogated and tortured at the barrackS on November 4, by Colonel Breton Claude and several other members of the municipality such as, Charlotin St-Fort, the chief officer and Arnoux Louis-Jeune, the congressman. On November 5, Colonel Breton Claude on his way back to Port-au-Prince took Claude Rosier in his jeep to Fort-Dimanche. In May 17, 1967 Rosier was miraculously transferred to the National Penitentiary, thanks to Lieutenant Francois Delvas’ appeal to Elois Maitre. He was sent back to Fort Dimanche for 10 days in August of the same year and again in October 1, 1976 and he remained until his liberation on March 16, 1977.

Claude Rosier stayed in Haiti and resumed a normal life. In February 1986, he was among the former political prisoners who founded the league of former political prisoners. (L.A.P.P.H). In 1991, he contributed enormously to the realization of the galery of photos of the Duvaliers’ victims.

This exposition was organized by the Association of parents of the victims (Pa bliye), which took place at Port-au-Prince City Hall. Recently Claude released his testimonial under the title of: Le Triangle de la Mort – Journal d’un prisonnier politique haitien. (The Triangle of Death - A Haitian political prisoner's journal). The book was published by Impremerie Henri Deschamps – August 2003. In his book, Claude shares his prison’s experience.