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Papa Doc Part 1: The Voodoo Tyrant

2020/8/26
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François Duvalier, known as Papa Doc, was born into a modest Haitian family and grew up during the US occupation, which deeply influenced his views on nationalism and anti-American sentiment. He pursued a career in medicine, which led to his involvement in politics and eventually his rise to the presidency.

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Just a few hundred miles south of Florida, across the Caribbean Sea, lies Haiti. From 1957 to 1971, this tropical island nation was ruled by a would-be demigod. François Duvalier - better known as “Papa Doc” - wielded the twin powers of state violence and voodoo. Real Dictators takes you behind the scenes of Papa Doc’s maniacal regime. His victims and adversaries tell the story of the medical doctor who became the butcher of his people.

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