20th Century Time Machine | Haiti's Francois Duvalier Dictatorship and the Tonton Macoute @20thCenturyTimeMachine | Uploaded January 2018 | Updated October 2024, 8 hours ago.
A public domain video
This newsreel film presents an indictment of the "Papa Doc" Duvalier regime, during which the economy of Haiti went from prosperous to poor.
François Duvalier, also known as Papa Doc, was the President of Haiti from 1957 to 1971.He was elected president in 1957 on a populist and black nationalist platform and thwarted a coup d'état in 1958. His rule, based on a purged military, a rural militia known as the Tonton Macoute, and the use of a pervasive cult of personality, resulted in the murder of 30,000 to 60,000 Haitians and the exile of many more.
Prior to his rule, Duvalier was a physician by profession. His profession and expertise in the field acquired him the nickname "Papa Doc". He was unanimously "re-elected" in a 1961 referendum in which he was the only candidate. Afterwards, he consolidated his power step by step, culminating in 1964 when he became President for Life after another faulty election, and remained in power until he died in 1971. He was succeeded by his son, Jean‑Claude, who was nicknamed "Baby Doc".
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A public domain video
This newsreel film presents an indictment of the "Papa Doc" Duvalier regime, during which the economy of Haiti went from prosperous to poor.
François Duvalier, also known as Papa Doc, was the President of Haiti from 1957 to 1971.He was elected president in 1957 on a populist and black nationalist platform and thwarted a coup d'état in 1958. His rule, based on a purged military, a rural militia known as the Tonton Macoute, and the use of a pervasive cult of personality, resulted in the murder of 30,000 to 60,000 Haitians and the exile of many more.
Prior to his rule, Duvalier was a physician by profession. His profession and expertise in the field acquired him the nickname "Papa Doc". He was unanimously "re-elected" in a 1961 referendum in which he was the only candidate. Afterwards, he consolidated his power step by step, culminating in 1964 when he became President for Life after another faulty election, and remained in power until he died in 1971. He was succeeded by his son, Jean‑Claude, who was nicknamed "Baby Doc".
Jimmy Carter: "We Killed One Thousand Panamanians Unnecessarily" (Oct. 21 1991)
youtube.com/watch?v=x5tjjwp4MjE
Jim Henson's Last Public Performance Before his Death Less Than Two Weeks Later.
youtube.com/watch?v=3DSA6sKL4mI
Benazir Bhutto:“They said... She should be assassinated!”
youtube.com/watch?v=NTxO3MeVUnM
Abraham Lincoln Assassination Eyewitness: “I Saw Lincoln Shot” (1956)
youtube.com/watch?v=BCDgbS10360
Sidney Poitier: From Illiteracy to the Oscars and Stardom (2009 Interview)
youtube.com/watch?v=bfzoNnmdFNs
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youtube.com/watch?v=x6lAnXU1a-A
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youtube.com/watch?v=mZuHcPnni14
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youtube.com/watch?v=Q7BZ9gMxR7A
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youtube.com/watch?v=9Lnu8VM1LCA
Olivia de Havilland: Interviewing "Gone With the Wind's" Last Surviving Star
youtube.com/watch?v=QujJPBHBapI
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youtube.com/watch?v=t7RhbQOlkpA
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