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 Lord with considerable panache. It was the subject of an intensive critical debate about its credentials as a left-wing film. In 1982, he directed his first English-language film, "Visiting Hours", a low-budget horror movie that remains a cult favorite. In 1986, Lord worked for the first time in television on the series "Lance et Compte", a series which he would revisit several times years later. Since then he has worked primarily in television on several other series and Made-for-TV movies. Jean-Claude Lord Jean-Claude Lord (born June 6, 1943) is a Canadian film director and screenwriter. He was one of the most