Jean-Claude Duvalier, a former dictator of Haiti, has died, the president of Haiti, Michel J. Martelly, said on Saturday.
Mr. Martelly announced the death in a post on Twitter.
Mr. Duvalier, 63, known as Baby Doc, ruled the country for nearly 15 years. Along with his father, Francois (Papa Doc) Duvalier, he dominated the poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere through a combination of brutality, intimidation and guile.
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