Haiti - Hundreds attend Jean Claude Duvalier's funeral Saturday

Hundreds of people attended the funeral of former dictator Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier on Saturday... Mourners paused to pay their respects in front of Duvalier's coffin draped with Haiti's red-and-blue flag before greeting his partner Veronique Roy, his ex-wife Michele Bennett and their two children...

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Members of Haiti's elite and former officials of Duvalier's regime arrived in luxury SUVs, joining more humble citizens in ill-fitting suits, and quickly filled the chapel on the grounds of the Saint-Louis du Gonzague school in the Delmas district of Port-au-Prince. Representatives for President Michel Martelly and Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe attended, though both leaders were outside Haiti on official trips.

Also attending was former President Boniface Alexandre.

Haiti - Hundreds attend Jean Claude Duvalier's funeral Saturday

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