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Papa Doc Part 1: The Voodoo Tyrant

Real Dictators

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Duvalier's Penicillin Cure in Haiti

Duvalier set out walking great distances on foot because a lot of these people lived in mountainous regions where there was no road to get to them. Diwalia's national medicine tour is a transformative moment for Duvalier, writes Ferguson. He realizes that he can use his newly earned reputation as a doctor to pursue a much larger long-term ambition for total political power.

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