Dechoukaj
Dechoukaj is a Kreyòl term that literally means "uprooting". It is used primarily to refer to the political upheaval in Haiti following the exile of dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier on February 7, 1986. During the "dechoukaj" many ordinary Haitian peasants and city dwellers engaged in defensive violence against the paramilitary groups that oppressed them: the "Tonton Macoutes".
Q33491
Kreyòl
Concept
Q790
Haiti
LOC
Q310775
Jean-Claude Duvalier
PER
Q923766
Tonton Macoute
ORG
Q378121
Dechoukaj
Concept
1986-02-07T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
February 7, 1986
DATE
country of citizenship