Editing François Duvalier
The edit can be undone. Please check the comparison below to verify that this is what you want to do, and then publish the changes below to finish undoing the edit.
| Latest revision | Your text | ||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{Important}} | {{Important}} | ||
{{Villain_Infobox | {{Villain_Infobox | ||
| | |image = [[File:Francois_Duvalier.jpg|thumb|339px]] | ||
|fullname = François Duvalier | |fullname = François Duvalier | ||
|alias = Papa Doc | |alias = Papa Doc | ||
|origin = Port-au-Prince, Haiti | |origin = Port-au-Prince, Haiti | ||
|occupation = President of Haiti (1957 - 1971) | |occupation = President of Haiti (1957 - 1971) | ||
|hobby = Killing black dogs<br>Practicing voodoo | |hobby = Killing black dogs<br>Practicing voodoo | ||
|goals = Stay | |type of villain = Dictator | ||
|crimes = [[ | |goals = Stay President (succeeded) | ||
|crimes = Mass [[murder]]<br>Oppression<br>Abuse of power<br>Human rights abuses<br>[[Torture]] | |||
}} | }} | ||
{{Quote|I know the Haitian people because I | {{Quote|I know the Haitian people because I am the Haitian people.|François Duvalier}} | ||
'''François Duvalier''' (April 14, 1907 – April 21, 1971) was the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Presidents_of_Haiti President] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haiti Haiti] from 1957 until his death in 1971. | '''François Duvalier''' (April 14, 1907 – April 21, 1971) was the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Presidents_of_Haiti President] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haiti Haiti] from 1957 until his death in 1971. | ||
Duvalier first won acclaim in fighting diseases, earning him the nickname "Papa Doc" ("Daddy Doc[tor]" in French). He opposed a military ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coup_d%27%C3%A9tat coup d'état]'' in 1950, and was elected President in 1957 on a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Populism populist] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_nationalism black nationalist] platform. His rule, based on a purged military, the Tonton Macoute [[death squad]], and the use of a [ | Duvalier first won acclaim in fighting diseases, earning him the nickname "Papa Doc" ("Daddy Doc[tor]" in French). He opposed a military ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coup_d%27%C3%A9tat coup d'état]'' in 1950, and was elected President in 1957 on a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Populism populist] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_nationalism black nationalist] platform. His rule, based on a purged military, the [[Tonton Macoute]] [[death squad]], and the use of a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personality_cult personality cult] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haitian_Vodou voodoo], resulted in the murder of an estimated 30,000 Haitians and an ensuing "[[wikipedia:Brain Drain|brain drain]]" from which the country has not recovered. Ruling as [[wikipedia:President for Life|President for Life]] from 1964 until his death in 1971, Duvalier was succeeded by his son, [[Jean-Claude Duvalier]], nicknamed "Baby Doc". | ||
During his reign, he did many horrible things including have the boy scouts put to death for writing messages that opposed him. He even called for the death of black dogs | During his reign, he did many horrible things including have the boy scouts put to death, for writing messages that opposed him. He even called for the death of black dogs. | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
Duvalier graduated in 1934 from the University of Haiti School of Medicine, where he served as a hospital staff physician until 1943, when he became prominently active in the U.S.-sponsored anti-yaws campaign. | Duvalier graduated in 1934 from the University of Haiti School of Medicine, where he served as a hospital staff physician until 1943, when he became prominently active in the U.S.-sponsored anti-yaws campaign. | ||
| Line 28: | Line 28: | ||
When Duvalier was stricken by a heart attack in 1959, Barbot acted in his stead. Upon recovery, the president promptly imprisoned his aide. His manipulation of legislative elections in 1961 to have his term extended to 1967 and other corrupt and despotic measures precipitated a termination of U.S. aid to Haiti. That summer he had Barbot murdered, after the latter, on his release from prison, had attempted an insurrection. Other attempts to overthrow Duvalier were equally unsuccessful. | When Duvalier was stricken by a heart attack in 1959, Barbot acted in his stead. Upon recovery, the president promptly imprisoned his aide. His manipulation of legislative elections in 1961 to have his term extended to 1967 and other corrupt and despotic measures precipitated a termination of U.S. aid to Haiti. That summer he had Barbot murdered, after the latter, on his release from prison, had attempted an insurrection. Other attempts to overthrow Duvalier were equally unsuccessful. | ||
After the [[assassination of John F. Kennedy]] in November 1963, which Duvalier later claimed resulted from a curse that he had placed on Kennedy, the U.S. eased its pressure on Duvalier, grudgingly accepting him as a bulwark against communism. Duvalier attempted to exploit tensions between the U.S. and Cuba, emphasizing his anti-communist credentials and Haiti's strategic location as a means of winning U.S. support. | After the [[assassination of John F. Kennedy]] in November 1963, which Duvalier later claimed resulted from a curse that he had placed on Kennedy, the U.S. eased its pressure on Duvalier, grudgingly accepting him as a bulwark against [[communism]]. Duvalier attempted to exploit tensions between the U.S. and Cuba, emphasizing his anti-communist credentials and Haiti's strategic location as a means of winning U.S. support. | ||
After [[Fulgencio Batista]] (a friend of Duvalier) was overthrown in the Cuban Revolution, Duvalier worried that new Cuban leader [[Fidel Castro]] would provide a safe haven for Haitian dissidents. Duvalier attempted to win Cuba over by recognizing Castro's government by sending medicine and pardoning several political prisoners, but to no avail; from the very start of his regime, Castro gave anti-Duvalier dissidents his full support. | After [[Fulgencio Batista]] (a friend of Duvalier) was overthrown in the Cuban Revolution, Duvalier worried that new Cuban leader [[Fidel Castro]] would provide a safe haven for Haitian dissidents. Duvalier attempted to win Cuba over by recognizing Castro's government by sending medicine and pardoning several political prisoners, but to no avail; from the very start of his regime, Castro gave anti-Duvalier dissidents his full support. | ||
Late in 1963 Duvalier moved further toward an absolutist regime, promoting a cult of his person as the | Late in 1963 Duvalier moved further toward an absolutist regime, promoting a cult of his person as the semidivine embodiment of Haiti. In April 1964 he declared himself president for life. Although diplomatically almost completely isolated, excommunicated by the Vatican until 1966 for harassing the clergy, and threatened by conspiracies against him, Duvalier was able to stay in power longer than any of his predecessors. His regime of terror quelled political dissent, causing nearly 30,000 deaths, but at the same time achieved for Haiti an unusual degree of political stabilization. On Duvalier’s death, power was transferred to his son, Jean-Claude (“Baby Doc”). | ||
[[Category:List]] | [[Category:List]] | ||
[[Category:Male]] | [[Category:Male]] | ||
[[Category:Dictator]] | |||
[[Category:Xenophobes]] | [[Category:Xenophobes]] | ||
[[Category:Supremacists]] | [[Category:Supremacists]] | ||
| Line 102: | Line 96: | ||
[[Category:Anti-Catholic]] | [[Category:Anti-Catholic]] | ||
[[Category:Posthumous]] | [[Category:Posthumous]] | ||
[[Category:Evil vs | [[Category:Evil vs Evil]] | ||