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François Duvalier

1907 - 1971

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François Duvalier (French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃swa dyvalje]; 14 April 1907 – 21 April 1971), also known as Papa Doc, was a Haitian politician and Vodouisant who served as the president of Haiti from 1957 until his death in 1971. He was elected president in the 1957 general election on a populist and black nationalist platform. After thwarting a military coup d'état in 1958, his regime rapidly became more autocratic and despotic. An undercover government death squad, the Tonton Macoute (Haitian Creole: Tonton Makout), indiscriminately tortured or killed Duvalier's opponents; the Tonton Macoute was thought to be so pervasive that Haitians became highly fearful of expressing any form of dissent, even in private. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. François Duvalier is the 97th most popular physician (down from 82nd in 2019), the 2nd most popular biography from Haiti and the most popular Haitian Physician.

François Duvalier was the president of Haiti from 1957 to 1971. He is most famous for his brutal dictatorship and corrupt rule.

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Among physicians, François Duvalier ranks 97 out of 726. Before him are Corneille Heymans, Harvey Cushing, Bernardino of Siena, Frederick Chapman Robbins, Jean Nicot, and Peter Canisius. After him are Djer, Giovanni Antonio Scopoli, Shirō Ishii, George Minot, Michael DeBakey, and Louis Auguste Blanqui.

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Among people born in 1907, François Duvalier ranks 29. Before him are Nikolaas Tinbergen, Yang Shangkun, Hideki Yukawa, Daniel Bovet, Robert A. Heinlein, and Sister Lúcia. After him are Lin Biao, Fred Zinnemann, Horst Wessel, John Bowlby, U Nu, and Giovanna of Italy. Among people deceased in 1971, François Duvalier ranks 24. Before him are Mátyás Rákosi, Harold Lloyd, D. B. Cooper, Gotthard Heinrici, Igor Tamm, and Wilhelm List. After him are Rudolf Abel, Lin Biao, Franz Stangl, Donald Winnicott, Jacobo Árbenz, and Arne Jacobsen.

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In Haiti

Among people born in Haiti, François Duvalier ranks 2 out of 94. Before him are Toussaint Louverture (1743). After him are Jean-Jacques Dessalines (1758), Thomas-Alexandre Dumas (1762), Jean-Claude Duvalier (1951), René Préval (1943), John James Audubon (1785), Alexandre Pétion (1770), Jean-Pierre Boyer (1776), Jeanne Duval (1820), Jean-Bertrand Aristide (1953), and Ariel Henry (1949).

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Among PHYSICIANS In Haiti

Among physicians born in Haiti, François Duvalier ranks 1. 

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