Duvalier Definition & Meaning

duvalier
noun
  1. son and successor of Francois Duvalier as president of Haiti; he was overthrown by a mass uprising in 1986 (born in 1951)
  2. oppressive Haitian dictator (1907-1971)

"Duvalier" in song lyrics

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