 Upon hearing the results, he proclaimed, "I accept the people's will.... As a revolutionary, I have no right to disregard the will of the "The New York Times" commented, "Latin America has witnessed many fraudulent elections throughout its history but none has been more outrageous than the one which has just taken place in Haiti".On 14 June 1964, a constitutional referendum made Duvalier "", a title previously held by seven Haitian presidents.