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Dumarsais Estimé

president of Haiti

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association with Duvalier

In François Duvalier
A supporter of President Dumarsais Estimé, Duvalier was appointed director general of the National Public Health Service in 1946, and he directed the anti-yaws campaign in 1947–48. He was appointed underminister of labour in 1948 and the following year became minister of public health and labour, a post that…
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history of Haiti

In Haiti: Military regimes and the Duvaliers
…power, and under their supervision Dumarsais Estimé was elected president. In 1950, after Estimé had attempted to extend his term, the military took control. In October Col. Paul E. Magloire was elected president in a plebiscite.
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