Haiti’s Duvalier Era Ends
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events: 1900-2001
- Categories: Government and Politics, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest
- Subcategories: Dictatorships, Dictators, Tyrants, Civil Wars, Coups
- Curriculum: Latin American History
- Geographical Location: Haiti, Hispaniola
- Date: February 7, 1986
Article abstract: After years of tyrannical rule, Haitians celebrated the forced departure of Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier, the son of, and successor to, “Papa Doc” Duvalier.
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François “Papa Doc” Duvalier became president of Haiti in 1957, through honest elections. He had begun his career as a doctor. While working in the country, Duvalier had realized that the power of voodoo could be used for political purposes in his country. When he became president in 1957, he made voodoo a part of his image.
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