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Edmond Polynice
Edmond Sylvestre Polynice was a Haitian military and political figure who served as interim President of Haiti twice in 1914, both times acting as head of a Committee of Public Safety. Previously, Polynice had been a member of the May 1902 committee headed by Pierre Théoma Boisrond-Canal. In the 1910s, Haiti experienced a severe political crisis. These turbulent years were marked by successive ephemeral governments and Cacos revolts. After the deaths of generals Cincinnatus Leconte and Tancrède Auguste, civilian Michel Oreste was elected president in 1913. He was forced to resign on January 27, 1914, because of an insurrectional coup led by the Zamor's cacos. Edmond Polynice temporarily assumed power in Haiti, presiding over a civil-military committee responsible for maintaining political order. Immediately after Michel Oreste's fall, American, British, German and French marines landed to protect their interests - General Polynice called this a "national humiliation". Polyni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Heads Of State Of Haiti
This article lists the Head of state, heads of state of Haiti since the beginning of the Haitian Revolution in 1791. Full independence of Haiti was Haitian Declaration of Independence, declared in 1804. Between 1806 and 1820 Haiti was History of Haiti#The struggle for unity (1806–1820), divided between the northern ''State of Haiti, State'', renamed ''Kingdom of Haiti, Kingdom'' in 1811, and the southern ''Republic of Haiti (1806–1820), Republic''. Between 1822 and 1844 the reunified ''Republic of Haiti (1820–1849), Republic of Haiti'' ruled over the entire island of Hispaniola, during the Haitian occupation of Santo Domingo, Haitian occupation of Captaincy General of Santo Domingo, Santo Domingo. Saint-Domingue (1791–1804) First Empire of Haiti (Monarchy of Jacques I, 1804–1806) History of Haiti#The struggle for unity (1806–1820), Divided Haiti (1806–1820) North Haiti (1806–1820) State of Haiti (1806–1811) Kingdom of Haiti (Monarchy of Henry I, 1811†... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Oscar Etienne
Charles Oscar Etienne, also known as Chaloska (in Haitian Creole), was a notorious chief of the Haitian National Police who massacred over 150 political prisoners in Port-au-Prince in 1915. Shortly after this mass murder, the relatives of the incarcerated had taken Charles Oscar, who was taking refuge in the Dominican legation, and murdered him in the city center of Haiti. His brutal reign resulted in his likeness being used as a popular bogeyman carnival costume known as Chaloska. Biography Charles Oscar Etienne served as the chief of the national police under president Villbrun Guillaume Sam. According to ''Ayibo Post'', Oscar Etienne was born on January 1, 1866, and he was murdered on July 28, 1915. Mainly responsible for Chaloska's death was General Edmond Polynice. Chaloska Carnival in Haiti, also known as Kanaval or Mardi Gras, is an annual celebration of Haitian identity, culture, revolution, and freedom. It is also an observation of the history of colonialism and slavery ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Presidents Of Haiti
The president of Haiti (, ), officially called the president of the Republic of Haiti (, , ), is the head of state A head of state is the public persona of a sovereign state.#Foakes, Foakes, pp. 110–11 "[The head of state] being an embodiment of the State itself or representative of its international persona." The name given to the office of head of sta ... of Haiti. Executive power in Haiti is divided between the president and the government, which is headed by the prime minister of Haiti. The Transitional Presidential Council has been exercising the powers of the presidency since 25 April 2024. It has a mandate to act that concludes on 7 February 2026. Term and election A number of qualifications for the presidency are specified by Chapter III, Section A (Articles 134 and 135) of the 1987 Constitution of Haiti. The president is elected to a five-year term by popular vote. The president may not be elected to consecutive terms; they may serve a second term only after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippe Dartiguenave
Philippe is a masculine given name, cognate to Philip, and sometimes also a surname. The name may refer to: * Philippe of Belgium (born 1960), King of the Belgians (2013–present) * Philippe (footballer) (born 2000), Brazilian footballer * Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders, father to Albert I of Belgium * Philippe d'Orléans (other), multiple people * Philippe A. Autexier (1954–1998), French music historian * Philippe Blain, French volleyball player and coach * Philippe Najib Boulos (1902–1979), Lebanese lawyer and politician * Philippe Broussard (born 1963), French journalist * Philippe Coutinho, Brazilian footballer * Philippe Daverio (1949–2020), Italian art historian * Philippe Djian (born 1949), French author * Philippe Dubuisson-Lebon, Canadian football player * Philippe Ginestet (born 1954), French billionaire businessman, founder of GiFi * Philippe Gilbert, Belgian bicycle racer * Philippe Noiret, French actor * Philippe Petit, French performer and tightro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosalvo Bobo
Dr. Pierre François Joseph Benoit Rosalvo Bobo (1874–1929), known as Rosalvo Bobo, was a Haitian politician, and a leader of the rebel faction called the Cacos (military group), Cacos. In March of 1915, he started and led a rebellion against the government of President of Haiti, President Vilbrun Guillaume Sam. As the rebellion was gaining momentum, Sam ordered the arrest and murder of his political opponents, but was himself killed by a mob in retaliation on 27 July 1915. This led to a breakdown of order and widespread violence in the capital of Port-au-Prince. In response, United States Marine Corps, U.S. Marines landed at Port-au-Prince on 28 July 1915, beginning the United States occupation of Haiti. U.S. Admiral William Banks Caperton commanded U.S. troops occupying Haiti after the assassination of President Sam. Under orders from Washington, D.C., he sought to find a suitable candidate to assume the presidency. Two names emerged, Bobo and Philippe Sudré Dartiguenave. Af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Deibert
Michael Deibert (born July 25, 1973) is an American journalist, author and researcher at the Centro de Estudos Internacionais at the Instituto Universitário de Lisboa. Biography Deibert was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and is a graduate of Bard College. His first book, ''Notes from the Last Testament: The Struggle for Haiti'', with an introduction by the Haitian filmmaker Raoul Peck, was published by Seven Stories Press in November 2005. Deibert's second book, ''The Democratic Republic of Congo: Between Hope and Despair'', was published as part of the Zed Books African Arguments series in cooperation with the Royal African Society, the International African Institute and the World Peace Foundation in 2013. A third book, ''In the Shadow of Saint Death: The Gulf Cartel and the Price of America's Drug War in Mexico'', was published by Lyons Press in June 2014. A new work, ''Haiti Will Not Perish: A Recent History'', was published by Zed Books in summer 2017. Deibert's writi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vilbrun Guillaume Sam
Jean Vilbrun Guillaume Sam (; 4 March 1859 – 28 July 1915) was List of Presidents of Haïti, President of Haiti from 4 March 1915 until his assassination months later. He was the son of Tirésias Simon Sam, Haiti's president from 1896 to 1902. Career Sam was the commander of Haiti's Northern Division when he led the revolt which brought President Cincinnatus Leconte to power. He later headed the revolt which toppled President Oreste Zamor. On 25 February 1915 Sam was proclaimed president when his predecessor, Joseph Davilmar Théodore, was forced to resign, because he was unable to pay the militiamen, known as the "Cacos (military group), Cacos", who had helped him overthrow Zamor. As Haiti's fifth president in five turbulent years, Sam was forced to contend with a revolt against his own regime, led by Dr. Rosalvo Bobo, who opposed the government's expanded commercial and strategic ties with the United States. Fearing that he would share the same fate as his predecessors, S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michel Oreste
Michel Oreste Lafontant (April 8, 1859 – October 29, 1918) served as president of Haiti from May 1913 to January 1914. He was a reformist toppled by forces loyal to landowner elites such as his successor Oreste Zamor. He died in exile in New York City on 28 October 1918. External links 1859 births 1918 deaths Presidents of Haiti Haitian exiles Haitian expatriates in the United States People from Sud-Est (department) Members of the Senate (Haiti) {{Haiti-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tancrède Auguste
Joseph Antoine Tancrède Auguste (; March 16, 1856 – May 2, 1913) as the 20th President of Haiti from August 8, 1912 until his death in office on May 2, 1913. He assumed the presidency the day that Cincinnatus Leconte died in office from a massive explosion that destroyed the presidential palace. Auguste served in this capacity for less than one year, as he became ill and died while traveling in the north of the country in early May 1913. Although some claim he was the victim of poisoning, his death was caused by severe anemia due to untreated, advanced syphilis. He was the grandfather of Haitian writer Jacques Roumain. Life Auguste was born in Cap-Haïtien, the son of André P. Auguste and Ernestine Rotgers. He was the owner of a trading house in Port-au-Prince Port-au-Prince ( ; ; , ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Haiti, most populous city of Haiti. The city's population was estimated at 1,200,000 in 2022 with the metropolitan area estimated at a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cincinnatus Leconte
Jean Jacques Dessalines Michel Cincinnatus Leconte (September 29, 1854 – August 8, 1912) was List of heads of state of Haiti, President of Haiti from August 15, 1911, until his death on August 8, 1912. He was the great-grandson of Jean-Jacques Dessalines—a leader of the Haitian Revolution and the first ruler of an independent Haiti—and was an uncle of Joseph Laroche, the only black passenger to perish on the . Political career Leconte, a lawyer by trade, had served as minister of the interior under President Pierre Nord Alexis. He was forced into exile in Jamaica after a 1908 revolt deposed Alexis and gave François C. Antoine Simon the presidency. Returning from exile in 1911, Leconte gathered a large military force. After leading the revolution that ousted President Simon and brought Leconte back to Port-au-Prince in triumph on August 7, 1911, Leconte was unanimously elected president of Haiti by Congress on August 14 with a seven-year term. His salary was set at $24, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
