1960-Nov.-24
1960-Nov.-24: Archbishop François Poirier was expelled from the country after being accused of funding student communist groups.
1960-Nov.-24: Archbishop François Poirier was expelled from the country after being accused of funding student communist groups. This high-profile deportation led to the excommunication of those involved and a severe rupture with the Vatican.
Source · p. 223
Nicholls, From Dessalines to Duvalier, 223