François Duvalier Biography

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NAME: François Duvalier
OCCUPATION: Dictator, World Leader
BIRTH DATE: April 14, 1907
DEATH DATE: April 21, 1971
EDUCATION: University of Haiti School of Medicine
PLACE OF BIRTH: Port-au-Prince, Haiti
PLACE OF DEATH: Port-au-Prince, Haiti
AKA: Papa Doc

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François Duvalier was Haiti’s president for 14 years. He operated an absolutist regime and caused nearly 30,000 deaths.

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François Duvalier was born on April 14, 1907, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. He studied medicine and President Dumarsais Estimé appointed him director general of the National Public Health Service in 1946. When Estimé was overthrown, Duvalier organized a resistance and was elected president in 1957. He remained in power for 14 years. He operated a regime of terror, causing nearly 30,000 deaths.

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