Anti-Duvalier protest movement the "Milice de Volontaires de la Sécurité Nationale" (Militia of National Security Volunteers). When Duvalier died in 1971, his son, Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier took over (confirmed by the 1971 constitutional referendum) and the force continued throughout his regime and maintained the same violent presence. Widespread problems of starvation and unemployment soon grew rampant. On 23 May 1984, citizens in the city of Gonaïves began protests against Duvalier’s government calling it "Operation Déchoukaj," () which consequently led to police officers publicly beating a pregnant woman, who soon died. Activists’ listed grievances under Duvalier’s regime, including general brutality against civilians and
Jean-Claude Lord with considerable panache. It was the subject of an intensive critical debate about its credentials as a left-wing film. In 1982, he directed his first English-language film, "Visiting Hours", a low-budget horror movie that remains a cult favorite. In 1986, Lord worked for the first time in television on the series "Lance et Compte", a series which he would revisit several times years later. Since then he has worked primarily in television on several other series and Made-for-TV movies. Jean-Claude Lord Jean-Claude Lord (born June 6, 1943) is a Canadian film director and screenwriter. He was one of the most