National Unity Party Parti de l'unité nationale | |
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Abbreviation | PUN |
Leader | François Duvalier (1957–1971) Jean-Claude Duvalier (1971–1986) |
Founder | François Duvalier |
Founded | 14 June 1957 |
Headquarters | Port-au-Prince, Ouest department |
Paramilitary wing | Volontaires de la Sécurité Nationale (Tonton Macoutes) (1959–1986) |
Ideology | Black nationalism Pan-Africanism Haitian nationalism Right-wing populism Authoritarianism Anti-communism Historical: Anti-Americanism (until 1971) |
Political position | Far-right |
Colors | Black |
Party flag | |
The National Unity Party (French: Parti de l'unité nationale, PUN) is a right wing political party in Haiti. It was the de facto sole political party in the country during the Duvalier dynasty (French: Dynastie des Duvalier), the autocratic family dictatorship of François "Papa Doc" Duvalier and his son Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier, which lasted from 1957 to 1986.