REST IN PEACE MAX BEAUVOIR

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Toyin Falola

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May 4, 2021, 7:21:43 AM5/4/21
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In Memory of Max Beauvoir:

 

Max Beauvoir is the supreme leader of Haitian voodoo. Thomson Reuters Foundation filmed him just after the 2010 earthquake. In 2015, We went to see him again on the fifth anniversary of the disaster. At the Thomson Reuters Foundation we stand for free, independent journalism, human rights, women’s empowerment, and the rule of law. We expose ...

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Sad news: the leader of the spiritual community that believes in Voodoo has passed away at 79 years old. His name was Max Beauvoir. Cenk Uygur, host of the The Young Turks, breaks it down. Tell us what you think in the comment section below. \"Max Beauvoir, the leader of the faith commonly known as Vodou, has died in Haiti of undisclosed causes ...

 

Scenes from his funeral:

 

 

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Max Beauvoir, the first and only 'Supreme Voodoo Chief' of Haiti, died at the age of 79 on Saturday. As head of the country's 6,000 houngans, or witchdoctors, he was credited with stopping a US invasion of Haiti and saving dozens of voodoo priests from angry lynch mobs who blamed them for a cholera outbreak. But to sci-fi an horror fans, his ...

 

Oluwatoyin Adepoju

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May 4, 2021, 8:40:22 AM5/4/21
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Wow.

Voodoo, much misunderstood but glorious

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Dr BioDun J Ogundayo

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May 4, 2021, 10:10:39 AM5/4/21
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Iginla ti wo!
Ki gbogbo aye pa lolo…
Iginla ti wo!
Ki gbogbo igi dake
Ki afefe duro
Iginla ti wo!
Max Beauvoir ti w’aja
Baba wa, ojogbon
Olugbon, Baba òye
Orisa oke okun ti w’aja
Duduyemi, Duduyewa…
O di gbere, o di arinako
Duduyemi Beauvoir
Omo igba irunmale
Omo egberun irunmale
O di gbere o…
Sun re ni isanlu orun
Max Beauvoir😭😭😭






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Elias K. Bongmba

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May the spiritual powers of Africa and the African Diaspora keep him till we meet.

Sincerely,

Elias

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