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Definition of Duvalier
1. Noun. Son and successor of Francois Duvalier as president of Haiti; he was overthrown by a mass uprising in 1986 (born in 1951).
2. Noun. Oppressive Haitian dictator (1907-1971).
Lexicographical Neighbors of Duvalier
Literary usage of Duvalier
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Silencing a People: The Destruction of Civil Society in Haiti by Americas Watch Committee (U.S.), National Coalition for Haitian Refugees (1993)
"Civil society began its rapid growth with the fall of the Duvalier dictatorship
in 1986 and reached its zenith under the Aristide government. ..."
2. Enforcing Restraint: Collective Intervention in Internal Conflicts by Lori Fisler Damrosch (1993)
"But unlike previous rulers, Duvalier was prepared to use these ... 6 While waging
a violent campaign against them, Duvalier cleverly engineered, ..."
3. C3I: Issues of Command & Control edited by Thomas P. Coakley (1994)
"We can't really claim any credit for his having decided to step down, but upon
hearing the rumor that maybe he Duvalier-Jean-Claude> Duvalier, ..."
4. An Almanack for the Year of Our Lord by Joseph Whitaker (1869)
"A military junta took over in June, 1957, and elections were held in September,
following which Dr. Duvalier was installed as the new President of the ..."
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