Clément Barbot

Biography:

Clément Barbot was a top aide to Haitian President Francois Duvalier. Following a 1958 coup attempt Barbot became the first leader of the Tonton Macoutes a 'National Security Volunteer Militia' that brutally enforced Duvalier's despotic rule. After suffering a heart attack in May 1959 Duvalier named Barbot as his proxy; once he recovered he accused Barbot of trying to usurp him as President and had him imprisoned.