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François Duvalier
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40th President of the Republic of Haiti (1907-1971)
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François Duvalier was a Haitian politician and physician. He served as the President of Haiti and was a member of the National Unity Party. He was born in Port-au-Prince in 1907 and died there in 1971 from natural causes due to diabetes. He was married to Simone Duvalier, and they had a child named Jean-Claude Duvalier.
Duvalier was educated at the University of Haiti and the University of Michigan. He spoke French and identified with the Voodoo Church and Catholicism. He ran in the 1961 Haitian presidential referendum. As an author, he wrote works including *Politique ètrangére*, *Message du Président à vie de la République*, *Face au peuple et à l'histoire*, *Proclamation 18 novembre 1965*, and *Problème des classes à travers l'histoire d'Haïti*.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1907
- Died
- 1971
- Works
- 25
Top works
- Politique ètrangére
- Message du Président à vie de la République
- Face au peuple et à l'histoire
- Message du docteur François Duvalier, président à vie de la république, à la nation à l'occasion du jour des aïeux, 2 janvier 1967
- Proclamation 18 novembre 1965
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- François
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Haiti
- Place of birth
- Port-au-Prince
- Place of death
- Port-au-Prince
- Spouse
- Simone Duvalier
- Occupation
- physician
- Position held
- President of Haiti
- Educated at
- University of Michigan
- Political party
- National Unity Party
- Languages spoken
- French
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Image
- François Duvalier (cropped).jpg
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- Commons category
- François Duvalier
- date of birth
- 1907-04-14
- date of death
- 1971-04-21
- name in native language
- François Duvalier
- cause of death
- diabetes
- candidacy in election
- 1961 Haitian presidential referendum
- manner of death
- natural causes
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