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François Duvalier

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Death of Francois "Papa Doc" Duvalier (1971)

 

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The Assassins of November

 

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Alan Whicker meets Papa Doc 1969

 

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Haïti: des centaines de personnes aux funérailles de Duvalier

 

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Haitians mark 100th birthday of late dictator Francois "Papa Doc" Duvalier

François Duvalier, also known as Papa Doc, was the President of Haiti from 1957 to 1971. He was elected president in 1957 on a populist and black nationalist platform. After thwarting a military coup d'état in 1958, his regime rapidly became totalitarian. An undercover death squad, the Tonton Macoute, killed indiscriminately and was thought to be so pervasive that Haitians became fearful of expressing dissent even in private. Duvalier further solidified his rule by incorporating elements of Haitian mythology into a personality cult.
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