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'''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. [[File:Duvalier_(cropped).jpg|thumb|Francois Duvalier

]]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.

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 '''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. [[File:Duvalier_(cropped).jpg|thumb|Francois Duvalier
 ]]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.
 [[Category:List]]
 [[Category:Male Villains]]