The general assumption had been that Papa Doc’s death would set off a political explosion in Haiti. Thus it was a major surprise when the country took the event calmly.

Francois Duvalier - 'Papa Doc' - took power in September 1957 He ruled until his death in 1971, and then his son took control of Haiti By HARRY HOWARD, HISTORY CORRESPONDENT ...

When Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier made a surprise return to Haiti in 2011 after a quarter of a century in exile, ... Death of former Haitian leader 'Baby Doc' Duvalier denies victims justice.

It didn't take long for Francois Duvalier - the bespectacled doctor who took up the reins of power in September 1957 - to show his darker side after promising to cure Haiti's problems.