Haitian politician, 41st President of Haiti (died 2014)

Jean-Claude Duvalier

Jean-Claude Duvalier, nicknamed "Baby Doc", was a Haitian dictator who held the presidency of Haiti from 1971 until he was overthrown by a popular uprising in February 1986. He succeeded his father François "Papa Doc" Duvalier as the ruler of Haiti after his death in 1971. After assuming power, he introduced cosmetic changes to his father's regime and delegated much authority to his advisors. Thousands of Haitians were tortured and killed, and hundreds of thousands fled the country during his presidency.

Born

1951

July 3

Died

2014

Era

1950s

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Jean-Claude, in brief

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Key dates

1951 Born
2014 Died

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What else happened on this day, through history

324 Battle of Adrianople: Constantine I defeats Licinius, who flees to Byzantium.
987 Hugh Capet is crowned King of France, the first of the Capetian dynasty that would rule France until the French Revolution in 1792.
1035 William the Conqueror becomes the Duke of Normandy, reigning until 1087.
1535 Diego de Almagro leaves the recently conquered Inca capital of Cuzco to lead an expedition to Chile.

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The world in 1951

When Jean-Claude arrived

april 11 Korean War: President Truman relieves Douglas MacArthur of the command of American forces in Korea and Japan.
april 11 The Stone of Scone, the stone upon which Scottish monarchs were traditionally crowned, is found on the site of the altar of Arbroath Abbey. It had been taken by Scottish nationalist students from its place in Westminster Abbey.
april 17 The Peak District becomes the United Kingdom's first National Park.
april 22 Korean War: The Chinese People's Volunteer Army begin assaulting positions defended by the Royal Australian Regiment and the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry at the Battle of Kapyong.

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Same-day contemporaries

Also born on July 3

Alfred Korzybski 1879– Polish-American mathematician, linguist, and philosopher (died 1950) Anthony Lester 1936– Baron Lester of Herne Hill, English lawyer and politician (died 2020) Carl Ludvig Engel 1778– German architect (died 1840) Charlotte Perkins Gilman 1860–1935 American sociologist and author (born 1860) Franz Kafka 1883–1924 Czech-Austrian author (died 1924) George Sanders 1906–1972 English actor (born 1906) John Singleton Copley 1738–1815 American painter (died 1815) Kurtwood Smith 1943– American actor Teemu Selänne 1970– Finnish ice hockey player

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Same-year contemporaries

Also born in 1951

Alley Mills 1951– American actress Andrei Kozyrev 1951– Belgian-Russian politician and diplomat, Minister of Foreign Affairs for Russia Ashok Gehlot 1951– Indian politician, 21st Chief Minister of Rajasthan Barry Marshall 1951– Australian physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate Bobby Jones 1951–1971 American basketball player Bootsy Collins 1951– American singer-songwriter and bass player Charly García 1951– Argentine singer-songwriter and keyboard player Chesley Sullenberger 1951– American airline pilot and safety expert Chris Cooper 1951– American actor

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