Liliane Pierre-Paul made a name for herself in the 1980s as a fierce critic of the Duvalier Regime

As a young journalist for Radio Haiti Inter in the 1980s, Liliane Pierre-Paul made a name for herself as one of the most formidable women critics of the Duvalier regime.

Since her early years, Liliane Pierre-Paul endured profound moments of pain.

Her life was marked by torment, including torture, rape, beatings, imprisonment, and exile.

Liliane was compelled to endure a six-year exile, seeking refuge in Venezuela and Curacao during that period. The circumstances of her exile were a result of the challenges she faced as a brave journalist dedicated to upholding truth and transparency in Haiti.

Through these harrowing experiences, she transcended into a prominent figure within Haitian society, her name etched into the collective consciousness of the nation.

Former Haiti first lady Michele Bennett Duvalier remembers Liliane Pierre Paul's fight against her late husband, ex president Jean-Claude Duvalier, as she paid her respects to the departed journalist.

Read: Michele Bennett recalls Liliane Pierre-Paul's anti Duvalier fight, wrote about her death of on Twitter

On Monday 31 July, 2023, Radio Kiskeya announced the death of their famous journalist Liliane Pierre-Paul over the air. The Haitian media was mourning the death of one their best.

Read: Farewell to a Journalism Icon: Remembering Liliane Pierre-Paul of Radio Kiskeya

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