Papa Doc Part 1: The Voodoo Tyrant
Real Dictators
The Importance of Hindsight in Haitian Politics
On September the 22nd, 1957, Francois Duvalier wins a landslide victory. This is the beginning of decades of dictatorship in Haiti. Between 1843 and 1915, there were 22 heads of state of Haiti. Only one of them completed his full term in office. John Markey: I think de Valle, he became corrupted by power.
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