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In Haiti, Prosper Avril is ousted eighteen months after seizing power in a coup d'état in September 1988.
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Prosper Avril
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Matthieu Prosper Avril is a Haitian political figure who was President of Haiti from 1988 to 1990. A trusted member of François Duvalier's Presidential Guard and adviser to Jean-Claude Duvalier, Lt. Gen. Avril led the September 1988 Haitian coup d'état against a transition…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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