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1967

1967: Slogans appeared across the country claiming that “Duvalier alone” was able to harness the energy of the Péligre dam for the benefit of the people.

1967: Slogans appeared across the country claiming that “Duvalier alone” was able to harness the energy of the Péligre dam for the benefit of the people. This mystical interpretation of infrastructure development reinforced the image of the president as a supernatural provider.

Source  ·  p. 233 Nicholls, From Dessalines to Duvalier, 233