Papa Doc Part 1: The Voodoo Tyrant
Real Dictators
Duvalier's Theory of Power
Real power in Haiti has always lain with the army. Elected leaders come and go; a cabal of generals is always waiting to pull the trigger. On Duvalier's list of obvious threats, the army comes top. Papadock builds a vast private army inspired by a terrifying bogeyman from Haitian mythology.
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