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François Duvalier: Quick Facts

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Also Known As Papa Doc
Born April 14, 1907 • Port-au-Prince • Haiti
Died April 21, 1971 (aged 64) • Port-au-Prince • Haiti
Title / Office president (1957-1971), Haiti
Notable Family Members son Jean-Claude Duvalier

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Jean-Bertrand Aristide
president of Haiti
Toussaint Louverture stands in a military uniform with a feathered hat, holding a document and sword, with soldiers and a landscape in the background.
Toussaint Louverture
Haitian leader
Jovenel Moïse
Jovenel Moïse
president of Haiti
René Préval
René Préval
president of Haiti
Michel Martelly.
Michel Martelly
president of Haiti
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Henry Christophe
ruler of Haiti
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Jean-Jacques Dessalines
emperor of Haiti
Jean-Claude Duvalier
Jean-Claude Duvalier
president of Haiti
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Jean-Pierre Boyer
president of Haiti
Pétion, Alexandre Sabès
Alexandre Sabès Pétion
president of Haiti
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Faustin-Élie Soulouque
emperor of Haiti
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Paul Farmer
American anthropologist and epidemiologist
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Alfred Métraux
Swiss anthropologist
Edwidge Danticat wearing a light-colored blouse and gold hoop earrings, looking slightly to the side, at the Cannes Film Festival jury photocall.
Edwidge Danticat
Haitian American author
Dany Laferrière
Dany Laferrière
Haitian-born Canadian author
Wyclef Jean wearing a brown hat and dark shirt, singing into a microphone on stage.
Wyclef Jean
Haitian rapper, producer, and philanthropist
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Michaëlle Jean
Canadian government official
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Jean Price Mars
Haitian physician and diplomat