RAIS MWANZILISHI WA HAITI (JEAN-CLAUDE

Duvalier was just 19 when in 1971 he
inherited the title of "president-for-
life" from his father, the notorious
Francois "Papa Doc" Duvalier.
He was accused of corruption, human
rights abuses and repression in his
rule, which ended in a 1986 uprising.
After years of exile in France, he
returned to Haiti in 2011.
His death was announced by Haiti's
health minister, and the ex-leader's
attorney Reynold Georges confirmed
he died at home on Saturday.
Lavish wedding
At the time of his swearing in, Jean-
Claude Duvalier was the youngest
president in the world.
Initially it seemed that there could be
a significant move away from his
father's harsh regime, underpinned as
it was by Haiti's notorious secret
police, the Tontons Macoutes, says
BBC world affairs correspondent Mike
Wooldridge.
For some time, Jean-Claude Duvalier
was the youngest president in the
world
He moved closer to the Americans,
from whom his father had been
estranged. US businesses moved in
and he allowed limited press freedom.
But Jean-Claude Duvalier lived
lavishly. His state-sponsored
wedding reportedly cost $5m in 1980,
while most of the people in his
ravaged nation endured the worst
poverty in the Western hemisphere.
Repression continued, too, and amid
massive unrest in 1986 he fled to
France.
Human rights groups say thousands
of political prisoners were tortured or
killed under his rule, and he was
accused of massive corruption.
He described his return to Haiti - a
year after it was devastated by a
major earthquake, as a gesture of
solidarity to the nation.
His unexpected return to Haiti saw
him arrested and charged, but the
case against him stalled
But he was arrested and charged, and
although released he finally appeared
in court in February 2013, where in an
emotionally-charged hearing in front
of some of his alleged victims, he
denied responsibility for abuses
carried out during his time as
president.
Judges ruled he could face crimes
against humanity charges, but the
case had stalled some time before he
died.
Jean-Claude 'Baby Doc' Duvalier
Jean-Claude Duvalier, pictured here
in 1980, ruled Haiti with an iron fist
for 15 years
Took over presidency aged just 19
when his father, Haiti's
authoritarian leader Francois "Papa
Doc" Duvalier, died in 1971
Called himself "president-for-life"
and ruled with an iron fist, aided
by a brutal private militia known
as the Tontons Macoutes
Accused of corruption and human
rights abuses that prompted more
than 100,000 Haitians to flee the
country during his presidency
Ruled for 15 years before outbreak
of popular protests led him to flee
to France in 1986
Asked Haitian people for
forgiveness for "errors" made
during his rule in a 2007 radio
interview
Returned to Haiti in 2011 as it was
supposed to hold run-off elections
to choose successor to outgoing
President Rene Preval