Henri Namphy dies of Cancer, 85

Lieutenant general Henri Namphy, who had lung cancer, died on Tuesday afternoon in the Dominican Republic, his niece Elisabeth Delatour Préval confirmed.

“He was a very simple man who loved his country,” said Elisabeth Delatour Préval.

Namphy lived in exile in Santo Domingo after a 1988 coup by non-commissioned Haitian army officers toppled his three-month military government.