Tourism in Haiti of Francois "Papa Doc" Duvalier and his unstable government. However, when his son Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier succeeded him as "President for Life", tourism returned in the 1970s, and again Haiti was a hot spot tourist destination drawing an average of 150,000 visitors annually. The resurgence of tourists flocking to Haiti's new seaside beach resort, included Bill and Hillary Clinton who honeymooned there in 1975. "Vive la différence" has long been Haiti's national tourism slogan, and its proximity to the United States made Haiti a hot attraction until the Duvalier regime was ousted in 1986. Since the second half of
Jean-Claude Raphael Jean-Claude Raphael Jean-Claude Raphael (born 5 March 1973) is a Mauritian judoka and the main coach at Kokoro Judo Coaching. Jean-Claude represented Mauritius at the Atlanta Olympic Games and achieved 9th at the Sydney Olympics in 2000. He is a Commonwealth Games Gold medalist, Indian Ocean Games Gold medalist, African Judo Championship Gold medalist and has competed internationally for many years before retiring from professional competition after the Sydney Olympic Games. (from Kokoro Judo / Our Story) Jean-Claude is the main coach at Kokoro Judo Coaching that he runs together with his wife in Penrith outside Sydney, NSW, Australia. Jean-Claude