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page 1Haitian Vodou practitioners

François Duvalier
40th President of the Republic of Haiti (1907-1971)
Jean-Claude Duvalier
President of the Republic of Haiti (1951-2014)
Faustin Soulouque
president and emperor of Haiti (1782-1867)
Dutty Boukman
early leader of Haitian Revolution
Simone Duvalier
Wife of Haitian dictator (1913–1997)
François Mackandal
Haitian Maroon leader
Cécile Fatiman
Haitian Vodou practitioner, leader of the Bois-Caïman ceremony and women marroon

Oungan
Oungan (also written as houngan) is the term for a male priest in Haitian Vodou (a female priest is known as a mambo). The term is derived from Gbe languages (Fon, Ewe, Adja, Phla, Gen, Maxi and Gun). The word hounnongan means chief priest. Hounnongan or oungans are also known as makandals.
Mambo
female priest in Haitian Vodou
Max Beauvoir
Haitian biochemist and Vodou religious leader
Victoire Jean-Baptiste
Haitian politician