Francois Duvalier And His Machine Gun

Here is a pictur of Former Haitian Dictator Francois Duvalier with a machine gun in his hands as he is ready to get out of a car.

He was elected in1956 on a Black nationalist platform which was a populist movement at the time. He wan over Louis Dejoie, a mulato and Daniel Fignole, a Black proletarian
- He ruled with fear and intimidation. He used his Tonto macoutes or Volontaire de la Securite Nationale to remain in power