Clément Barbot (1914 14 July 1963) was a top aide to

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. Following the July 1958 coup attempt, Barbot became the first leader of the

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, a 'National Security Volunteer Militia' that brutally enforced Duvalier's despotic rule. After suffering a heart attack in May 1959, Duvalier named Barbot as his proxy; once he recovered he accused Barbot of trying to depose him as President, and had him imprisoned at the notorious

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. After he was released in 1963, Barbot, his brother Harry, and a small group of supporters attempted to overthrow Duvalier by kidnapping his children in

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. The effort quickly collapsed, and over the next few days Barbot and his men were chased down and killed.

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1914 births 1963 deaths Assassinated Haitian people People murdered in Haiti {{Haiti-politician-stub