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‘Baby Doc’ Duvalier back in Haiti after long exile

The Columbian
Published: January 16, 2011, 12:00am

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haitian national television says former dictator Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier has returned to the country.

The stunning development caught the nation off-guard in a moment of political crisis. Duvalier landed on an Air France plane around 5:50 p.m. local time Sunday. He wore a dark suit and blue tie. He was greeted at the airport with hugs from supporters.

He was taken into an immigration office before customs. Duvalier fled into exile during a 1986 popular rebellion and has been living in Paris.

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