Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier, former Haitian dictator, returned Sunday to Haiti almost 25 years after a popular uprising against his brutal dictatorship forced him into exile, a shocking and perplexing maneuver that comes as his nation struggles with a political crisis and the stalled attempts to recover from last year’s earthquake.

The Houston Chronicle reports that, “Duvalier, part of a father-and-son dynasty that presided over one of the darkest chapters in Haitian history, arrived on an Air Force jet in a jacket and tie to hugs from supporters at the Port-au-Prince airport. He was calm as he was led into the immigration office. He left the airport without making a statement to journalists, waving to a crowd of more than 200 supporters as he got into an SUV.”

Mona Beruaveau, a candidate for Senate in a Duvalierist party who spoke to the former dictator inside the immigration office, said, “he is happy to be back in this country, back in his home. He is tired after a long trip.”

Beruveau announced he would give a press conference on Monday.

According to the Houston Chronicle, “later, Duvalier appeared on a balcony of the Karibe Hotel and waved to supporters and journalists outside. All he said was ‘tomorrow, tomorrow,’ apparently in reference to the news conference.”

His longtime companion, Veronique Roy, chatted briefly to reporters at the hotel and claimed he will stay in the nation for three days. When asked why now, she answered, “why not?”

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