1962-Nov.
1962-Nov.: The civilian militia was formally organized into the Volontaires de la Securité Nationale (VSN) by presidential decree.
1962-Nov.: The civilian militia was formally organized into the Volontaires de la Securité Nationale (VSN) by presidential decree. This move provided a legal framework for the paramilitary group that served as the primary organ of state repression.
Source · p. 217
Nicholls, From Dessalines to Duvalier, 217