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Jean-Claude Duvalier (French: [ʒɑ̃klod dyvalje]; 3 July 1951 – 4 October 2014), nicknamed "Baby Doc" (French: Bébé Doc, Haitian Creole: Bebe Dòk), was a Haitian dictator who inherited the President of Haiti from 1971 until he was overthrown by a popular uprising in February 1986.
Michèle Bennett (born 15 January 1950) [1] is the former First Lady of Haiti and the ex‑wife of former President of Haiti, Jean‑Claude Duvalier. [2] They fled to France together when he resigned in 1986; [ 3 ] they divorced in 1990.
Carmen Jean-François: Daniel Fignolé: May 25, 1957 – May 25, 1957 Marie Yvonne Charles Kébreau: Antonio Thrasybule Kébreau: June 14, 1957 – October 22, 1957 Simone Duvalier (1913–1997) François Duvalier: October 22, 1957 – April 21, 1971 Michèle Bennett (1950–present) Jean-Claude Duvalier: 1971–1986 Gisèle Célestin Namphy ...
Carlo Boulos Jean-Claude Bordes: with residence in Tokyo [2] Jean-Claude Duvalier: Sun Yun-suan: August 16, 1981: Chargé d'affaires: Jean-Claude Duvalier: Sun Yun-suan: May 8, 1983: Paul Raymond Perodin: 白若丹 May 8, 1983 married May 1 to Miss Mane-Carmel Berrouet [3] Jean-Claude Duvalier: Sun Yun-suan: July 26, 1990: September 1991: Sonny ...
The Duvalier dynasty (French: Dynastie des Duvalier, Haitian Creole: Dinasti Duvalier) was an autocratic hereditary dictatorship in Haiti that lasted almost 29 years, from 1957 until 1986, spanning the rule of the father-and-son duo Dr. François Duvalier (Papa Doc) and Jean-Claude Duvalier (Baby Doc).
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Haiti's president, Jean-Claude Duvalier married Michèle Bennett Pasquet in a wedding that cost the nation three million U.S. dollars. [139] The extravagance of the couple's wedding did not lack local critics, though The Christian Science Monitor reported that the event was "enthusiastically received by a majority of Haitians." [140]
John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis were one of America's most beloved and widely recognized couples — but their marriage wasn't without scandal — even before they wed.