Still Haiti under the gun

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Still Haiti under the gun

• February 7, 1988 (Creación)

A Haitian bows to newly-inaugurated President Lesly Manigat during an inaugural reception at the National Palace on February 7, 1988 in Pt-au-Prince. Voter turnout was low but Manigat was installed by the military anyway. Standing at guard, a Haitian commander holds an uzi as a show of force. Four months later, Manigat was overthrown in a military coup d’etat, showing that Haiti was still under the gun of the military.