May 2025 marks 61 years since Haiti officially adopted the black and red flag on May 25, 1964, under the presidency of François “#PapaDoc” #Duvalier. While this version of the flag is often associated with Duvalier's authoritarian regime, its origins stretch further back in Haitian history, to the days of Emperor #JeanJacquesDessalines. 🇭🇹 In May 1964, #Duvalier altered the national flag, replacing the familiar blue and red horizontal stripes with vertical black and red bands and removing the