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1961-Jan.-09

1961-Jan.-09: The Catholic daily newspaper La Phalange was closed by the government following its protests against new educational decrees.

1961-Jan.-09: The Catholic daily newspaper La Phalange was closed by the government following its protests against new educational decrees. This action effectively silenced the last major independent press outlet in the country.

Source  ·  p. 223 Nicholls, From Dessalines to Duvalier, 223