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]]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, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonton_Macoute a rural militia] 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, nicknamed "Baby Doc". | ]]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, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonton_Macoute a rural militia] 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, nicknamed "Baby Doc". | ||
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. | ||
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