General elections were held in
Haiti
Haiti, officially the Republic of Haiti, is a country on the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and south of the Bahamas. It occupies the western three-eighths of the island, which it shares with the Dominican ...
on 22 September 1957. Former Minister of Labour
François Duvalier
François Duvalier (; 14 April 190721 April 1971), also known as Papa Doc, was a Haiti, Haitian politician and Haitian Vodou, Vodouisant who served as the president of Haiti from 1957 until his death in 1971. He was elected president in the 195 ...
won the presidential election running under the
National Unity Party banner, defeating
Louis Déjoie, as well as independent moderate
Clement Jumelle, who had dropped out on election day in a cloud of suspicions that the army was monitoring the election in favour of Duvalier. Former head of state
Daniel Fignolé, considered a champion of poor blacks, was considered ineligible as he had been forcibly exiled months before the election, allegedly kidnapped.
Supporters of Duvalier also won the Chamber of Deputies elections. Following the election, Déjoie went into exile in
Cuba
Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is an island country, comprising the island of Cuba (largest island), Isla de la Juventud, and List of islands of Cuba, 4,195 islands, islets and cays surrounding the main island. It is located where the ...
along with his supporters, fearing repression from Duvalier's supporters. Haiti was not to see a free or semi-free election again until after
the fall of Duvalier's son
Jean-Claude Duvalier in February 1986.
Voters cut the nail of the little finger of the left hand and dipped it in indelible ink to mark that the person voted.
Results
President
Chamber of Deputies
References
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Elections in Haiti
Haiti
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General
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Presidential elections in Haiti
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