Jean Claude Duvalier


JeanClaude Duvalier , nicknamed Baby Doc , was the President of Haiti from 1971 until his overthrow by a popular uprising in 1986. He succeeded his father Franois Papa Doc Duvalier as the ruler of Haiti after the latters death in 1971. After assuming power, he introduced cosmetic changes to his fathers regime and delegated much authority to his advisors. Thousands of Haitians were killed or tortured, and hundreds of thousands fled the country during his presidency. He maintained a notoriously lavish lifestyle , and made millions from involvement in the drug trade and from selling body parts from dead Haitians while poverty among his people remained the most widespread of any country in the Western Hemisphere.

Duvalier was born in PortauPrince and was brought up in an isolated environment. He attended Nouveau College Bird and SaintLouis de Gonzague. Later, he studied law at the University of Haiti under the direction of several professors, including Matre Grard Gourgue.

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