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Duvalier's Cult of Personality
- Duvalier projected himself as omniscient, likening himself to a spider in a cobweb gathering information.
- He cultivated a cult of personality portraying himself as a supernatural leader beyond typical mortal limits.
Rebel Body Display Terror
- The Joon Haiti rebels were hunted and killed one by one in the Haitian mountains.
- Duvalier used the body of one rebel as a gruesome display at the airport to terrorize the population.
Public Executions As Psychological Warfare
- Duvalier declared a public holiday for the execution of the last Joon Haiti rebels.
- School children were forced to watch televised executions repeatedly for psychological impact.