Duvalier dynasty

Republic of Haiti
République d’Haïti
Repiblik d Ayiti
1957–1986
Motto: Liberté, égalité, fraternité (French)[1]
"Liberty, equality, fraternity"
Anthem: La Dessalinienne (French)
The Dessalines Song
CapitalPort-au-Prince
Common languagesFrench, Haitian Creole
Religion
Roman Catholicism, Protestantism, Vodou
GovernmentUnitary one-party presidential republic under a personalist hereditary dictatorship
President 
• 1957–1971
François Duvalier
• 1971–1986
Jean-Claude Duvalier
LegislatureParliament
• Unicameral since 1961
Legislative Chamber
Historical eraCold War
• Established
22 October 1957
7 February 1986
CurrencyHaitian gourde
ISO 3166 codeHT
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Second Haitian Republic
Third Haitian Republic
MINUSTAH

The Duvalier dynasty (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 Dr. François Duvalier (Papa Doc) and Jean-Claude Duvalier (Baby Doc).[2][3][4][5]

  1. ^ Republic of Haiti, Constitution of Haiti, 1964 (as amended, 1971), article 193, third paragraph: "The motto is: Liberté, égalité, fraternité"." General Secretariat, Organization of American States, Washington, D.C., 1974.
  2. ^ Collier, Michael W. (2005). Political Corruption in the Caribbean Basin: Constructing a Theory to Combat Corruption. Routledge. p. 86. ISBN 0415973287. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  3. ^ Press, ed. (1988). Inter-American Yearbook on Human Rights, 1988. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. p. 578. ISBN 0792312643. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  4. ^ Press, ed. (1988). "Caribbean Affairs, Volume 1". Trinidad Express Newspapers. p. 55. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  5. ^ Tullock, Gordon (1987). Autocracy. Springer. p. 17. ISBN 9024733987. Retrieved 13 December 2015.