"Papa Doc" was the name given to François Duvalier, President of Haiti (which means "mountainous land") from 1957 to 1971 - alluding to his previous profession as a physician. He took on the term "President for Life" from 1964. A book written about the "Papa Doc" era in Haiti is Graham Greene's "The Comedians". Following the publication of the book, Graham Greene was declared a persona non grata and barred from entering Haiti. The book was made into a film in 1967 starring Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor. Haiti occupies the Western most end of the island formerly known as Hispaniola (the Eastern side is the Dominican Republic).
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