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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.
François Duvalier (French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃swa dyvalje]; 14 April 1907 – 21 April 1971), also known as Papa Doc, was a Haitian politician and voodooist who served as the president of Haiti from 1957 until his death in 1971. [3]
Raymond Cassagnol (September 20, 1920 – June 24, 2023) was a Haitian Air Force officer/flight instructor, alleged Haitian rebel leader, and one of the first Haitian Tuskegee Airmen, "Red Tails," or “Schwartze Vogelmenschen” ("Black Birdmen") or among enemy German pilots.
Meanwhile, Uncle Sam propped up brutal and corrupt dictators such as François “Papa Doc” Duvalier, who ruled Haiti from 1957 until his death in 1971 and was followed by his son, Jean-Claude ...
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).
President of Haiti: July 27, 1915: Port-au-Prince Haiti: Numerous assailants Karl von Stürgkh: Minister-President of Cisleithania: October 21, 1916: Vienna Austria-Hungary: Friedrich Adler: Sidónio Pais: President of Portugal: December 14, 1918: Lisbon Portugal: José Júlio da Costa: Habibullah Khan: Emir of Afghanistan: February 20, 1919 ...
On 3 October 2024, the town of Pont-Sondé, Haiti, was the site of a massacre [1] perpetrated by the Gran Grif gang, leaving at least 115 people dead [2] and at least 50 injured. [3] Thousands more fled the town after the attack, which is part of the ongoing gang war in Haiti .
Before Chérizier became the latest strongman vying to take power in Haiti, he was an officer in the Haitian National Police, according to a U. N . sanctions notice dated Oct. 21, 2022 .