Williams Régala was a former member of Haiti's National Council of Government. He was a member of the short-lived first council (7 February 1986 – 20 March 1986), as well as the second council, which ruled until 7 February 1988, when Leslie Manigat took office
Régala had been the head of the secret service under Jean-Claude Duvalier, and was Interior Minister under the National Council.[1] When Manigat took office he appointed Régala Minister of Defense.[2]
williams, régala, former, member, haiti, national, council, government, member, short, lived, first, council, february, 1986, march, 1986, well, second, council, which, ruled, until, february, 1988, when, leslie, manigat, took, officerégala, been, head, secret. Williams Regala was a former member of Haiti s National Council of Government He was a member of the short lived first council 7 February 1986 20 March 1986 as well as the second council which ruled until 7 February 1988 when Leslie Manigat took officeRegala had been the head of the secret service under Jean Claude Duvalier and was Interior Minister under the National Council 1 When Manigat took office he appointed Regala Minister of Defense 2 In a 1996 report Human Rights Watch wrote that Colonel Regala had boasted a long history of abuse as part of Duvalier s secret police 3 In 1991 under President Jean Bertrand Aristide a warrant for Regala s arrest was issued 3 the Haitian government accused Regala of having ordered the 1987 Election Day massacre 4 However Regala fled the country 3 going to the Dominican Republic which denied an extradition request from Haiti 4 He died on 23 December 2018 at his residence Port au Prince 5 References Edit Andrew Sullivan The New Republic 1 February 1988 Who s Killing Haiti Lundahl Mats 1989 History as an Obstacle to Change The Case of Haiti Journal of Interamerican Studies and World Affairs Vol 31 No 1 2 a b c Thirst for Justice A Decade of Impunity in Haiti Human Rights Watch September 1996 Vol 8 No 7 B a b Jeb Sprague Paramilitarism and the Assault on Democracy in Haiti Monthly Review Press 2012 p 319 Haiti mort de l ancien General Williams Regala Loop News This article about a Haitian politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This biographical article related to the North American military is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Williams Regala amp oldid 1171311898, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
