Duvalier

[ doo-vahl-yey; French dy-va-lyey ]

noun

François [frahn-swa], /frɑ̃ˈswa/, "Papa Doc", 1907–71, Haitian physician and dictator: president 1957–71.
his son, Jean-Claude [zhahn-klohd], /ʒɑ̃ˈkloʊd/, "Baby Doc", 1951–2014, Haitian political leader: president 1971–86.

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How to use Duvalier in a sentence

President Jimmy Carter also aimed to return asylum seekers to Haiti, where danger, torture and death awaited them because of the grip of the Duvalier dictatorship.
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Even after ending the occupation in 1934, the United States propped up the brutal Duvalier regime during the Cold War.
Stereotypes about Haiti erase the long history of U.S.-Haiti ties | Robert Taber | July 8, 2021 | Washington Post
Think Ferdinand Marcos of the Philippines, Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier of Haiti, and Suharto of Indonesia, among others.
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Duvalier was declared president for life in 1971, after the death of his father, Francois "Papa Doc" Duvalier.
Baby Doc Met with Tears and Cheers in Haiti | Lisa Armstrong | January 17, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST
He feels that Duvalier will be the one to provide homes and jobs for people like him.
Baby Doc Met with Tears and Cheers in Haiti | Lisa Armstrong | January 17, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST

Yet Duvalier never apologized for his family's brutality and continued to defend his rule until his death.
Baby Doc Met with Tears and Cheers in Haiti | Lisa Armstrong | January 17, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST
Though Ellian is too young to have lived through the Duvalier regime, she learned about him at school.
Baby Doc Met with Tears and Cheers in Haiti | Lisa Armstrong | January 17, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST
Supposedly, President Duvalier received a letter from Washington.
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British Dictionary definitions for Duvalier

Duvalier

/ (French dyvalje) /

noun

François (frɑ̃swa), known as Papa Doc. 1907–71, president of Haiti (1957–71)
his son, Jean-Claude (ʒɑ̃klod), known as Baby Doc. born 1951, Haitian statesman; president of Haiti 1971–86; deposed; lived in exile in France before returning to Haiti in 2011

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