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Tonton Macoute

special operations unit within the Haitian paramilitary force created in 1959 by dictator François "Papa Doc" Duvalier
Organization militia Q923766
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Tonton Macoute

Summary

Tonton Macoute is a militia[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of militia entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (540 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Tonton Macoute is in the country of Haiti[3].
  • Tonton Macoute's image is recorded as Tonton Macoutes logo.png[4].
  • Tonton Macoute's instance of is recorded as militia[5].
  • Tonton Macoute's instance of is recorded as paramilitary organization[6].
  • Tonton Macoute's founder is recorded as François Duvalier[7].
  • Tonton Macoute's headquarters location is recorded as Port-au-Prince[8].
  • Tonton Macoute's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 143863253[9].
  • Tonton Macoute's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2014127710[10].
  • Tonton Macoute's part of is recorded as National Unity Party[11].
  • +1959-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Tonton Macoute[12].
  • Tonton Macoute was dissolved in +1986-00-00T00:00:00Z[13].
  • Tonton Macoute's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02grs5[14].
  • Tonton Macoute's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Tonton Macoute[15].
  • Tonton Macoute's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Tontons-Macoutes[16].
  • Tonton Macoute's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Tonton Macoute'}[17].
  • Tonton Macoute's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ht', 'text': 'Tonton Makout'}[18].
  • Tonton Macoute's Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID is recorded as 4197289[19].
  • Tonton Macoute's Treccani's Dizionario di Storia ID is recorded as tontons-macoutes[20].
  • Tonton Macoute's BlackPast.org ID is recorded as global-african-history/tonton-macoutes[21].

Body

Founding

Tonton Macoute's founder is recorded as François Duvalier[7]. +1959-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of it[12].

Identity

Tonton Macoute's part of is recorded as National Unity Party[11].

Operations

Tonton Macoute's headquarters location is recorded as Port-au-Prince[8].

Dissolution

Tonton Macoute was dissolved in +1986-00-00T00:00:00Z[13].

Why It Matters

Tonton Macoute ranks in the top 6% of militia entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (540 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

Related Entities

François Duvalier Haiti

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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