Jean-Claude Duperval
Haitian military officer (1947–2020) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jean-Claude Duperval (1947 – 21 May 2020[1]) was a Haitian military officer, who served as the Acting Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Haiti from 10 October to 17 November 1994, during Operation Uphold Democracy.[2][3][4] Previously, during the military dictatorship of Raoul Cédras from 1991 to 1994, he served as the Deputy Commander-in-Chief to Cédras, whom he succeeded.
Jean-Claude Duperval | |
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Born | 1947 (1947) Haiti |
Died | 21 May 2020(2020-05-21) (aged 72–73) Haiti |
Allegiance | Haiti |
Service/ | Armed Forces of Haiti |
Rank | Major general |
Commands held | Acting Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Haiti |
He was convicted in absentia in November 2000 of crimes against humanity, for participating in the 1994 Raboteau massacre in Gonaïves, and sentenced to life imprisonment.[5] He was deported from the United States (where he arrived in 1995; he settled in Orlo Vista, Florida, and worked at Walt Disney World from 1997 to 2002) in January 2004,[6][7] and was freed in February 2004, amidst the 2004 Haitian coup d'état.[8]