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Name: François Duvalier
Birth Date: 1907
Death Date: April 21, 1971
Place of Birth: Petit-Goave, Haiti
Nationality: Haitian
Gender: Male
Occupations: president, physician

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Biography of François Duvalier
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François Duvalier (1907-1971) was Haitian president for life. Trained as a physician and known to his people as "Papa Doc," Duvalier dominated his country and its institutions as no other Haitian chief executive. Little is known of the origins...


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Dr. François Duvalier, known as "Papa Doc" (April 14, 1907 – April 21, 1971[1]), was the President of Haiti from 1957 and later dictator (President for Life) from 1964 until his death. His rule was marked by autocracy, corruption, and reliance on...


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The Economist (US)
Haiti: The Duvaliers and Their Legacy.
11/05/1988: 521 words, approx. 2 pages
COURAGEOUSLY, Elizabeth Abbott has been talking to the people who survived the regime of the late President Francois (Papa Doc) Duvalier and his son, exPresident Jean-Claude (Baby Doc) Duvalier. They have told her many lurid, bizarre and violent tales of death, torture and...
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The Washington Post
The Duvaliers' Revenge
11/30/1987: 378 words, approx. 1 pages
THE DUVALIER DYNASTY may have been expelled from Haiti, but its baleful influence lingers. The elements that gained their privilege under the Duvaliers, with their gunmen and their antidemocratic ways, scored a grim victory over the weekend. They saw to a level of terror...
 


 

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