Tonton Macoute
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title:
Tonton Macoute
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The Tonton Macoute or simply the Macoute, was a Haitian paramilitary and secret police force created in 1959 by dictator François "Papa Doc" Duvalier. Haitians named this force after the Haitian mythological bogeyman, Tonton Macoute, who kidnaps and punishes unruly children by snaring them in a gunny sack (macoute) before carrying them off to be consumed for breakfast. The Macoute were known for their brutality, state terrorism, and assassinations. In 1970, the militia was renamed the Volontaire
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Haitian paramilitary force under Duvalier dynasty
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonton_Macoute
date created:
2004-02-26T22:14:17Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T11:38:42Z
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