. >> reporter: but pa doc a is the man whose rule put haiti in chaos. some hoped it would end when he died and made his son jean claude president for life. but under baby doc as he became known, little changed. after 15 years in power, he was exiled in 1986 only to return 25 years later welcomed by many and invited to official events by haiti's current president. jean claude's former lawyer says baby doc is greatly misunderstood and did much for haiti. >> the people got poorer here after. and insecurity, we didn't know these words when he was in power. kidnapping, we didn't know nothing about these things. >> reporter: but like his father, baby doc used his percentage militia to repress political opponents. patrick lived through both a jims and says they ruled through fear. >> i lived almost all my youth in terror. you know to the point where i got home and i was talking to my father and mother in whisper because du duvall i can't had an incredible network of spies. >> reporter: they led hate foy almost 30 years and at great cost 10s of thousands were to