Duvalier dynasty

Republic of Haiti
*République d’Haïti*
*Repiblik d Ayiti*
Republic of Haiti République d’Haïti; Repiblik d Ayiti
1957–1986
	Flag; (1964–1986) Coat of arms; (1964–1986)
	Motto: Liberté, égalité, fraternité (French); "Liberty, equality, fraternity"
	Anthem: La Dessalinienne (French); The Dessalines Song;
Capital	Port-au-Prince
Common languages	French, Haitian Creole
Religion	Roman Catholicism, Protestantism, Vodou
Government	Unitary one-party presidential republic under an autocratic 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
• Disestablished	7 February 1986
Currency	Haitian gourde
ISO 3166 code	HT
Preceded by	Succeeded by
	Second Haitian Republic
Third Haitian Republic
MINUSTAH

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 François and Jean-Claude Duvalier.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

^ Republic of Haiti, Constitution of Haiti, 1964 (as amended, 1971), article 193, third paragraph: "The motto is: Liberté, égalité, fraternité"." General Secretariat, Organization of American States, Washington, D.C., 1974.
^ Collier, Michael W. (2005). Political Corruption in the Caribbean Basin: Constructing a Theory to Combat Corruption. Routledge. p. 86. ISBN 0415973287. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
^ Press, ed. (1988). Inter-American Yearbook on Human Rights, 1988. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. p. 578. ISBN 0792312643. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
^ Press, ed. (1988). "Caribbean Affairs, Volume 1". Trinidad Express Newspapers. p. 55. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
^ Tullock, Gordon (1987). Autocracy. Springer. p. 17. ISBN 9024733987. Retrieved 13 December 2015.