- Luckner Cambronne
Luckner Cambronne was a high-ranking political figure in
François Duvalier 's regime inHaiti .Cambronne was born the son of a poor preacher and had a career as a bank teller. His alliance with
François Duvalier , the Haitian politician who would becomePresident of Haiti , led to Cambronne's rising to the number two position in power. [ [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,942648,00.html The Fall of a Shark - TIME ] ]In his political career, Cambronne started out as a messenger for Duvalier, but he quickly rose after developing a reputation for cruelty. He became
Minister of the Interior and National Defense under Duvalier. He also became Duvalier's second in command and head of his fearsome private militia, the "Tonton Macoute s". [ [http://www.bartleby.com/65/to/TontonMa.html "Tonton Macoutes"] , "The Columbia Encyclopedia", Sixth Edition, 2001-07] . Cambronne's reign as Duvalier's second in command was characterized by his embezzlement campaign and his use of public funds for his businesses and enterprises. [ [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,942648,00.html "The Fall of a Shark"] "TIME"] As head of the "Tonton Macoutes", he led a campaign of stateterrorism against all opposition, having opponents threatened, attacked, murdered and "disappeared ". He was known as the "Vampire of the Caribbean" for his profiting from the sale of Haitian blood and cadavers to the West for medical uses. There were accusations that sometimes his forces picked people to murder for such shipments. [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/luckner-cambronne-418865.html "Luckner Cambronne" - Obituaries] , "The Independent" (UK), 6 Oct 2006, accessed 1 Aug 2008] ]After the death of his mentor Papa Doc, Cambronne was said to be interested in becoming
Prime Minister under his successor "Baby Doc" (Jean-Claude Duvalier ). Baby Doc's mother,Simone Duvalier , outmaneuvered Cambronne and insisted on his exile. [ [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,942648,00.html "The Fall of a Shark" - "TIME" ] ] [ [http://www.webster.edu/~corbetre/haiti/history/duvaliers/papadoc.htm Haiti: Notes on Papa Doc Duvalier ] ] .Cambronne died in exile on Miami, in Florida, on the 24th of September 2006.
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