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 Kebabdjian in 1980 the Armenian picture book "Arménie 1900", written by French historian Yves Ternon, with pictures of the CRDA. "Arménie 1900" has been republished in 2009 by HC Editions under the title "L'Arménie d'antan". Jean-Claude Kebabdjian was also the director of the review "Ani, cahiers arméniens" (5 issues – 1986, 1987, 1998, 1994), dedicated to armenology. The review was successful and received many contributions of prominent specialists, historians and intellectuals. In 1981, Jean-Claude Kebabdjian co-founded the Groupement Interprofessionnel Arménien that later became Groupement Interprofessionnel International Arménien (G2IA). Jean-Claude Kebabdjian is the author of "Turquie-Europe : le dialogue des intellectuels est-il