The statement that Haitian president Francois Duvalier deliberately dressed like baron Samedi, a loa of Haitian vodou, by wearing a black hat, dark glasses, and a suit, to further connect his regime with the supernatural is true.
Haitian Vodou refers to an African diasporic religion that emerged and developed in Haiti during the 16th-19th centuries and revolves around spirits known as lwa. Baron Samedi is among the loa of Haitian Vodou, a loa of the dead. Baron Samedi is often portrayed with a top black hat, black tailcoat, dark glasses, and cotton plugs in the nostrils to resemble a corpse. Often dressed as Samedi, President Francois Duvalier ruled Haiti with an iron death grip during the period of 1957-1971. He dressed as a baron Samedi to reinforce his regime with the supernatural element of the religion.
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