Word: bloodbath
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...spark of optimism ignited by Duvalier's departure had flickered uneasily through the excesses of a provisional government headed by Namphy. But when election day arrived last November, all hopes for a peaceful transition to democracy were dashed when the balloting gave way to a bloodbath. Nearly two months later, Manigat was declared the winner of a second election, in which * less than 10% of the voters took part. Last week few mourned his fate. "For the people, Manigat was a puppet of the army," says the Rev. Antoine Adrian, a Catholic priest in Port-au-Prince...
...crowd. Witnesses later told of a "river of blood" in the street. Deshawn Holly, 5, was hit with four bullets but miraculously survived. Stacey Childress, 19, was less lucky. Of the eleven people shot in the five- minute spree, Childress was the sole fatality. The presumed motive for the bloodbath: a drug deal gone...
Candidates Gregoire Eugene and Gerard Philippe-Auguste denounced the preliminary results and threatened to show proof of fraud. The Reagan Administration, which halted $78.7 million in aid to Haiti after last November's bloodbath, acknowledged that the voting was not "fully free and open" but noted that the U.S. "is gratified that these elections took place in an atmosphere free of violence." In the same vein, though officials contended the U.S. will not resume economic and military aid until Haiti becomes more democratic, they indicated they could work with Manigat...
...prognoses for Haiti's pending election vary, but none are promising. At best, the election will simply be called off. At worst, Haitians predict a bloodbath of the sort that brought last November's presidential contest to a halt just three hours into the balloting. Many Haitians are now forecasting that if Brigadier General Henri Namphy, head of the ruling junta, feels he cannot impose his choice of a President on the rest of the army, he will postpone or cancel the voting. From Port-au-Prince to Washington, virtually everybody seems to discount the possibility of a fair contest...
WORLD: Frustrated Haitians see the after elections end in a bloodbath...