The Duvalier family (French: Famille Duvalier; Haitian Creole: Fanmi Duvalier) ruled Haiti as a totalitarian hereditary dictatorship for almost 29 years, from 1957 until 1986, spanning the rule of the father-and-son duo François Duvalier ("Papa Doc") and Jean-Claude Duvalier ("Baby Doc"). == History == Direct elections, the first in Haiti's history, were held in October 1950, and Paul Magloire, an elite black Colonel in the military, was elected.
The Duvalier family (French: Famille Duvalier; Haitian Creole: Fanmi Duvalier) ruled Haiti as a totalitarian hereditary dictatorship for almost 29 years, from 1957 until 1986, spanning the rule of the father-and-son duo François Duvalier ("Papa Doc") and Jean-Claude Duvalier ("Baby Doc"). == History == Direct elections, the first in Haiti's history, were held in October 1950, and Paul Magloire, an elite black Colonel in the military, was elected.
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