Tonton Macoute

GPTKB entity

Properties (60)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf militia
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Duvalier_regime
corruption
fear and repression
state terrorism
Haitian_history
Haitian_politics
Haitian_dictatorship
Haitian_oppression
gptkbp:country gptkb:Haiti
gptkbp:createdBy gptkb:François_Duvalier
gptkbp:disbanded gptkb:Jean-Claude_Duvalier
1986
gptkbp:dissolved 1986
gptkbp:foundedBy gptkb:François_Duvalier
gptkbp:hasWebsite firearms
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tonton Macoute
gptkbp:influencedBy fear tactics
gptkbp:inspiredBy Vodou_culture
gptkbp:involvedIn civil unrest
human rights abuses
social control
coup d'états
political assassinations
state-sponsored violence
intimidation of journalists
Haitian_civil_society_disruption
gptkbp:knownFor kidnappings
political repression
assassinations
intimidation tactics
brutality
political manipulation
extrajudicial killings
disappearances
violence against civilians
fearmongering
political loyalty
repression of dissent
coercive tactics
political terror
political loyalty enforcement
gptkbp:linkedTo gptkb:Haitian_military
drug trafficking
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Tonton_Macoute
gptkbp:operatedBy 1986
gptkbp:operates gptkb:Cold_War
gptkb:François_Duvalier
gptkb:Jean-Claude_Duvalier
gptkbp:operatesIn urban areas
Haitian_cities
Haitian_countryside
gptkbp:primaryFunction enforcement_of_Duvalier's_policies
gptkbp:reputation terror
gptkbp:symbolizes dictatorship_in_Haiti
gptkbp:targets opposition groups
political opponents
gptkbp:usedFor political violence
gptkbp:uses political enforcers
intimidation tool