Tonton Macoute
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The Tonton Macoute or simply the Macoute, was a Haitian paramilitary and secret police force during the Duvalier family rule, created in 1959 by dictator François "Papa Doc" Duvalier. Haitians named t
"Papa Doc" Duvalier created the Tontons Macoutes because he perceived the regular military to be a threat to his power.
François Duvalier
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François Duvalier, also known as Papa Doc, was a Haitian politician, dictator and physician who served as president of Haiti from 1957 until his death in 1971.
Tonton Macoute
…Tonton Makout ) or simply the Macoute, was a Haitian paramilitary and secret police force during the Duvalier family rule, created in 1959 by dictator François "Papa Doc" Duvalier. Haitians named this force after the Haitian mythological bogeyman, Tonton Macoute ("Uncle Gunnysack"), who kidnaps and punishes unruly children by…
Duvalier and Joel Barromi, Israeli ambassador to Haiti, surrounded by Haitian generals in 1963
Duvalier greeting David Tercero Castro, ambassador of Guatemala to Haiti, in 1968