Jean-Claude Duvalier Jean-Claude Duvalier Jean-Claude Duvalier (), nicknamed “Baby Doc” () (3 July 19514 October 2014), was the President of Haiti from 1971 until he was overthrown by a popular uprising in 1986. He succeeded his father François "Papa Doc" Duvalier as the ruler of Haiti after his death in 1971. After assuming power, he introduced cosmetic changes to his father's regime and delegated much authority to his advisors. Thousands of Haitians were killed or tortured, and hundreds of thousands fled the country during his presidency. He maintained a notoriously lavish lifestyle (including a state-sponsored US$3million wedding in 1980) while poverty among
Jean-Claude Van Damme Jean-Claude Van Damme Jean-Claude Camille François Van Varenberg (born 18 October 1960), professionally known as Jean-Claude Van Damme () and abbreviated as JCVD, is a Belgian actor, martial artist, screenwriter, film producer, and director best known for his martial arts action films. The most successful of these projects include "Bloodsport" (1988), "Kickboxer" franchise (1989-2018), "Lionheart" (1990), "Double Impact" (1991), "Universal Soldier" franchise (1992-2012), "Hard Target" (1993), "Street Fighter" (1994), "Timecop" (1994), "Sudden Death" (1995), "JCVD" (2008), "The Expendables 2" (2012), "Kung Fu Panda 2," and "Kung Fu Panda 3" (2011-2016). Van Damme was born Jean-Claude Camille François Van Varenberg, on