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'Baby Doc' funeral in Haiti

October 12, 2014 12:00 am • Last Updated: October 12, 2014 12:05 am

Friends and family of Haiti's late dictator, Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier, carry his flag-draped coffin back to the funeral home after Saturday's ceremony in Port-au-Prince. Many had wondered whether the self-proclaimed "president for life" would receive a state funeral following his death Oct. 4 from a heart attack at age 63. However, friends and family held a simple and private funeral.

Friends and family of Haiti's late dictator, Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier, carry his flag-draped coffin back to the funeral home after Saturday's ceremony in Port-au-Prince. Many had wondered whether the self-proclaimed "president for life" would receive a state funeral following his death Oct. 4 from a heart attack at age 63. However, friends and family held a simple and private funeral.

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