Republic of Haiti République d’Haïti Repiblik d Ayiti | |||||||||||
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1957–1986 | |||||||||||
Motto: Liberté, égalité, fraternité (French)[1] "Liberty, equality, fraternity" | |||||||||||
Anthem: La Dessalinienne (French) The Dessalines Song | |||||||||||
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Capital | Port-au-Prince | ||||||||||
Common languages | French, Haitian Creole | ||||||||||
Religion | Roman Catholicism, Protestantism, Vodou | ||||||||||
Government | Unitary one-party presidential republic under a personalist hereditary dictatorship | ||||||||||
President | |||||||||||
• 1957–1971 | François Duvalier | ||||||||||
• 1971–1986 | Jean-Claude Duvalier | ||||||||||
Legislature | Parliament | ||||||||||
• Unicameral since 1961 | Legislative Chamber | ||||||||||
Historical era | Cold War | ||||||||||
• Established | 22 October 1957 | ||||||||||
7 February 1986 | |||||||||||
Currency | Haitian gourde | ||||||||||
ISO 3166 code | HT | ||||||||||
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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]