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Duvalier, François
Duvalier, François
(1907-71) the President of Haiti from 1957 to 1971. He was called "Papa Doc" and ruled as a
dictator
. He had a private army of soldiers called the
Tontons Macoutes
, who helped him to prevent any opposition to his government. He was famous for being very violent and cruel.
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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