Philippe Sudré Dartiguenave (6 April 1863 – 26 July 1926) was a Haitian

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. He served as

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from 12 August 1915 to 15 May 1922, during the U.S. military occupation that had begun on 27 July 1915. U.S. Admiral

William B. Caperton William Banks Caperton (June 30, 1855 – December 12, 1941) was an admiral of the United States Navy. He held major posts ashore and afloat, chief of which were commanding the naval forces intervening in Haiti (1915–16) and Santo Domingo (191 ...

was the commander of the American occupation troops in Haiti after the assassination of President

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. Civil order in Haiti had completely broken down and Caperton was ordered by

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to find a suitable candidate for the presidency. Two names emerged, Rosalvo Bobo, who was the leader of an ongoing rebellion against the Guillaume Sam government, and Dartiguenave, then president of the Haitian Senate. After interviewing both men Caperton formed the opinion that Bobo was mentally unstable and unfit for any office. He informed Washington of this and was told by assistant secretary of the Navy,

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that "the election of Dartiguenave is preferred by the United States".. Dartiguenave won the election in the Haitian Senate by a vote of 94 to 3 and was inaugurated on 12 August 1915.

Biography

Dartiguenave was a

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, born on 6 April 1863. Dartiguenave served as the President of the

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of Haiti in 1910s. He served as President of Haïti from 12 August 1915 to 15 May 1922 in a government set up by the

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after its military occupation began on 27 July 1915 following an uprising which resulted in the death of President Vilbrun Guillaume Sam. Weston 1972, p.217. He died on 26 July 1926.

References

1863 births 1926 deaths Haitian people of Mulatto descent Presidents of Haiti People from Nippes Presidents of the Senate (Haiti) Presidents of the Chamber of Deputies (Haiti) People of the Banana Wars {{NorthAm-mil-bio-stub