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Tonton Macoute |
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Tonton MacouteMember of a private army of death squads on Haiti. The Tontons Macoutes were initially organized by François Duvalier, president of Haiti 1957-71, and continued to terrorize the population under his successor J C Duvalier. It is alleged that the organization continued to operate after Duvalier's exile to France. |
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