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- <title>
- Mar. 19, 1990: World Notes:Haiti
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- <history>
- TIME--The Weekly Newsmagazine--1990
- Mar. 19, 1990 The Right To Die
- </history>
- <article>
- <source>Time Magazine</source>
- <hdr>
- WORLD, Page 36
- World Notes
- HAITI
- Sweating Out A Goodbye
- </hdr>
- <body>
- <p> It took a single killing to ignite the wrath of the
- frustrated people of Haiti. Last Monday, while dispersing
- demonstrators, troops shot an eleven-year-old girl in the town
- of Petit-Goave. The next night, an angry mob burned an army
- outpost. By Friday the protests had spread across Haiti as
- thousands took to the streets demanding the resignation of
- Lieut. General Prosper Avril, who seized power in a 1988 coup.
- At least three people were killed in clashes with troops.
- </p>
- <p> Asked if he would quit, Avril responded, "If I step down
- hurriedly, it will create a lot of turmoil." On Saturday, Avril
- stepped down. His temporary replacement, Major General Herard
- Abraham, is scheduled to hand over power to a Supreme Court
- member this week.
- </p>
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- </body>
- </article>
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