The World - News from July 26, 1985
An 80-year-old Belgian Catholic priest who supported church-inspired protests against Haiti’s President Jean-Claude Duvalier was reportedly beaten to death by the regime’s secret police. Sources said the priest, who had lived in Haiti for 31 years, was killed a few hours after the government declared victory in a referendum on political reforms, which the opposition denounced as bogus. Three other Belgian priests, who have played a key role in the protests, were ordered out of the country.
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