Jean-Claude Duperval (1947 – 21 May 2020) was a

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an military

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, who served as the Acting Commander-in-Chief of the

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from 10 October to 17 November 1994, during

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. Previously, during the

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Raoul Cédras Joseph Raoul Cédras (born July 9, 1949) is a Haitian former military officer who was the '' de facto'' ruler of Haiti from 1991 to 1994. Cedras was the last military ruler of Haiti. Background A mulatto, Cédras was educated in the United St ...

from 1991 to 1994, he served as the Deputy Commander-in-Chief to Cédras, whom he succeeded. He was convicted ''

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'' in November 2000 of

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, for participating in the 1994 Raboteau massacre in

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, and sentenced to

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. He was deported from the

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(where he arrived in 1995; he settled in Orlo Vista, Florida, and worked at

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from 1997 to 2002) in January 2004, and was freed in February 2004, amidst the

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1947 births 2020 deaths Haitian military leaders Haitian generals Haitian people convicted of crimes against humanity Haitian emigrants to the United States {{NorthAm-mil-bio-stub