Duvalier
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Duvalier is a surname, and may refer to:
- François DuvalierFrançois DuvalierFrançois Duvalier was the President of Haiti from 1957 until his death in 1971. Duvalier first won acclaim in fighting diseases, earning him the nickname "Papa Doc" . He opposed a military coup d'état in 1950, and was elected President in 1957 on a populist and black nationalist platform...
(1907-1971), nicknamed "Papa Doc", President of Haiti (1957-1971) - Jean-Claude DuvalierJean-Claude DuvalierJean-Claude Duvalier, nicknamed "Bébé Doc" or "Baby Doc" was the President of Haiti from 1971 until his overthrow by a popular uprising in 1986. He succeeded his father, François "Papa Doc" Duvalier, as the ruler of Haiti upon his father's death in 1971...
(born 1951), nicknamed "Baby Doc", son of François Duvalier and President of Haiti (1971-1986) - Simone Ovid Duvalier (1913-1997), widow of François Duvalier and mother of Jean-Claude Duvalier
- Michèle Bennett DuvalierMichèle BennettMichèle Bennett is the ex-wife of former President for Life of Haiti, Jean-Claude Duvalier. From 1980 to 1986 she was the First Lady of Haiti. She fled to exile in France with her deposed husband aboard a U.S. Air Force plane and has remained there since...
(born 1950), former wife of Jean-Claude Duvalier