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François Duvalier (April 14, 1907 – April 21, 1971) was the President of 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 coup d'état in 1950, and was elected President in 1957 on a populist and black nationalist platform. His rule, based on a purged military, a rural militia and the use of a personality cult and voodoo, resulted in the murder of an estimated 30,000 Haitians and an ensuing "brain drain" from which the country has not recovered. Ruling as President for Life from 1964 until his death in 1971, Duvalier was succeeded by his son, Jean-Claude, nicknamed "Baby Doc".

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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".
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