Haitians were overjoyed with the Aristide victory and feel it is an important moment in their dream for democracy. A hopeful first step away from the despair of the past.
A voter waits to vote at the Argentine School polling place, the site of the massacre in 1987 which derailed the elections. On the wall is a list of registered voters.
A suspected Ton-Ton Macoute(Duvalier's despised secret police) was led away from an angry mob intent on killing him after he was found to have a gun at the funeral for victims of Macoute violence at an Aristide rally.
Relatives weep at a funeral for victims of violence at an Aristide rally. Six people were killed and many injured when a bomb and gunfire disrupted an Aristide rally. It was believed to have heen done by Duvalier Loyalists in order to intimidate…
The body of a woman believed to be killed by Macoutes army lies near the slum of La Saline after demonstrations there. People immediately made her into a martyr for Father Aristide, however, it was never confirmed if she had in fact been shot or…