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When her son was ousted from power in February 1986, Simone Duvalier joined him and his wife, Michèle Bennett, in exile in France. She was rarely seen in public. After her son's bitter divorce from his wife, Simone Duvalier lived with her son in relative poverty in the suburbs of Paris. [2] She died on 26 December 1997 at the age of 84. [2]
Michèle Bennett (born 15 January 1950) [1] is the former First Lady of Haiti and the ex‑wife of former President of Haiti, Jean‑Claude Duvalier. [2] They fled to France together when he resigned in 1986; [ 3 ] they divorced in 1990.
Jean-Claude Duvalier (French: [ʒɑ̃klod dyvalje]; 3 July 1951 – 4 October 2014), nicknamed "Baby Doc" (French: Bébé Doc, Haitian Creole: Bebe Dòk), was a Haitian dictator who inherited the President of Haiti from 1971 until he was overthrown by a popular uprising in February 1986.
The Duvalier family (French: Dynastie des Duvalier) was an autocratic hereditary dictatorship in Haiti that lasted almost 29 years, from 1957 until 1986, spanning the rule of the father-and-son duo Dr. François Duvalier (Papa Doc) and Jean-Claude Duvalier (Baby Doc). [2] [3] [4] [5]
Richard Gere has the support of his family!. On Thursday, Nov. 21, the actor, 75, was joined by his wife Alejandra Silva, 41, and his eldest son Homer, 24 — whom he shares with his ex-wife ...
James was the last of his siblings to tie the knot. Kate married Prince William in 2011 while Pippa, for her part, exchanged vows with James Matthews in 2017. James is an uncle to Kate and William ...
His 19-year-old son Jean-Claude Duvalier, nicknamed "Baby Doc", succeeded him as president. [39] [40] On 8 February 1986, when the Duvalier regime fell, a crowd attacked Duvalier's mausoleum, throwing boulders at it, chipping off pieces from it, and breaking open the crypt. Duvalier's coffin was not inside, however.
John’s son Tyler Ritter, for one, spoke about how his late father was always showing support. ... Tyler — who John shared with ex-wife Nancy Morgan — told Us that John was “the best” dad ...