Anti-Duvalier protest movement Anti-Duvalier protest movement The Anti-Duvalier protest movement was a series of demonstrations in Haiti from 23 May 1984 – 7 February 1986, that led to the overthrow of President Jean-Claude Duvalier and the Duvalier dynasty regime. Francois “Papa Doc” Duvalier was elected to presidency in the 1957 general election, and he declared himself “President for life” following the 1964 constitutional referendum. In the aftermath of the 1958 coup d'état attempt, to keep the populace subservient, Papa Doc created a paramilitary force called the Tonton Macoutes (), notorious of its use of violence and intimidation. In 1970, the force was renamed
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