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François Duvalier

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François Duvalier

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Also known as Papa Doc

40th President of the Republic of Haiti (1907-1971)

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François Duvalier was a Haitian politician and physician who served as the President of Haiti. Born in Port-au-Prince in 1907, he was a member of the National Unity Party and was educated at the University of Haiti and the University of Michigan. He was married to Simone Duvalier and had a son, Jean-Claude Duvalier. Duvalier spoke French and identified with both the Voodoo Church and Catholicism.

He authored works including *Politique ètrangére*, *Message du Président à vie de la République*, and *Face au peuple et à l'histoire*. Duvalier was a candidate in the 1961 Haitian presidential referendum. He died of diabetes in Port-au-Prince in 1971 from natural causes.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1907
Died
1971
Works
25

Top works

  • Politique ètrangére
  • Message du Président à vie de la République
  • Face au peuple et à l'histoire
  • Message du docteur François Duvalier, président à vie de la république, à la nation à l'occasion du jour des aïeux, 2 janvier 1967
  • Proclamation 18 novembre 1965

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Quotes

  • Communism has established centres of infection... No area in the world is as vital to American security as the Caribbean...We need a massive injection of money to reset the country on its feet, and this injection can come only from our great, capable friend and neighbor the United States.
  • I accept the people's will. As a revolutionary, I have no right to disregard the will of the people.
  • Bullets and machine guns capable of daunting Duvalier do not exist. They cannot touch me... I am already an immaterial being. No foreigner is going to tell me what to do! If the OAS claims the right to intervene because of repressive conditions, why don't they land troops in Alabama?
  • God and the people are the source of all power. I have twice been given the power. I have taken it, and damn it, I will keep it forever.

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Encyclopedic overview

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1957

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “François Duvalier” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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