Duvalier family
Republic of Haiti République d’Haïti Repiblik d Ayiti | |||||||||
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| 1957–1986 | |||||||||
| Motto: Liberté, égalité, fraternité (French) "Liberty, equality, fraternity" | |||||||||
| Anthem: La Dessalinienne (French) The Dessalines Song | |||||||||
| Capital | Port-au-Prince | ||||||||
| Common languages | French, Haitian Creole | ||||||||
| Religion | Roman Catholicism, Protestantism, Vodou | ||||||||
| Government | Unitary one-party presidential republic under a totalitarian hereditary dictatorship | ||||||||
| President | |||||||||
• 1957–1971 | François Duvalier | ||||||||
• 1971–1986 | Jean-Claude Duvalier | ||||||||
| Legislature | Parliament | ||||||||
• Unicameral since 1961 | Legislative Chamber | ||||||||
| Historical era | Cold War | ||||||||
• Established | 22 October 1957 | ||||||||
| 7 February 1986 | |||||||||
| Currency | Haitian gourde | ||||||||
| ISO 3166 code | HT | ||||||||
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The Duvalier family (French: Dynastie des Duvalier; Haitian Creole: Dinasti Duvalier) was an autocratic hereditary dictatorship in Haiti that lasted almost 29 years, from 1957 until 1986, spanning the rule of the father-and-son duo François Duvalier ("Papa Doc") and Jean-Claude Duvalier ("Baby Doc").