Haiti's History of Misery

Bad Medicine
Voodoo doctor François Duvalier is elected President in 1957. "Papa Doc" vows to extend power to the black masses but turns the country into a police state. In 1964 Duvalier is proclaimed "President for life," a title that is passed on to his son Jean-Claude in 1971.

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