Jean-Claude Duvalier Quotes

Haiti, President
July 3, 1951 – October, 4, 2014.

Jean-Claude Duvalier (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃klod dyvalje]), nicknamed “Baby Doc” (Haitian Creole: Bebe Dòk) (3 July 1951 – 4 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.

I am currently in Haiti to help the Haitian people in their reconstruction.

Jean-Claude Duvalier
- People
- Help
It is the destiny of the people of Haiti to suffer.

Jean-Claude Duvalier
- People
- Destiny

The president is here, strong and firm as a monkey's tail.

Jean-Claude Duvalier
- Strong
There has not been one day since I left that I have not thought about Haiti.

Jean-Claude Duvalier
In 25 years of exile, I've never had a frozen account, either in Switzerland or elsewhere in the world.

Jean-Claude Duvalier
- World
- Frozen
All I know is politics. Really, politics takes up most of my time; it's nonstop.

Jean-Claude Duvalier
- Up
- Time
When people talk to me about tyranny, it makes me laugh and gives me the impression that people suffer from amnesia.

Jean-Claude Duvalier
- People
I never had the financial means that the media said I had. I laugh when I hear the amounts, $400 million, $800 million. Where do they get this imagination?

Jean-Claude Duvalier
- Imagination
- Financial

I want to take this opportunity to express, one more time, my deep sadness to those countrymen who feel, rightly, that they were victims of my government.

Jean-Claude Duvalier
- Time
- Opportunity
- Deep
I'm the one who initiated the democratic process.

Jean-Claude Duvalier