François Duvalier

Personal life
Date and place of birth  |  April 14, 1907
Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Parents  |
Claimed religion  |  Voodoo
Education  |  Lycée Pétion
Spouse  |
Children  |  Jean-Claude Duvalier
Date & Place of Death  |  April 21, 1971
Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Manner of Death  |  \-
Place of burial  |  \-
Dictatorial career
Country  |  Haiti
Military service  |  n/a
Highest rank attained  |  n/a
Political beliefs  |
Political party  |
Date of dictatorship  |  \-
Wars started  |  n/a
Number of deaths attributed  |  n/a

François Duvalier (often called Papa Doc) was the dictator of Haiti.

## Biography[edit]

Duvalier was appointed as director general of the National Public Health Service in 1946. 1957 he was elected as president. 1959 Duvalier created the Tonton Macoute, a secret police that killed 100,000 people and was known for cannibalism. He also appointed Voodoo as country's official religion[1] In his tenure he caused 30,000 deaths[2] and practiced Corruption.[3]

## References[edit]

1. ↑ https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1243016/ANDREW-MALONE-Rape-murder-voodoo-island-damned.html
2. ↑ http://www.biography.com/people/françois-duvalier-38866
3. ↑ http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/43a/566.html