François Denys Légitime (; November 20, 1841 – July 29, 1935) was a Haitian

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who served as

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from 1888 to 1889.

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Légitime was born in

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, Haiti, on 20 November 1841 to Denys Légitime and Tinette Lespérance."Légitime François Denis"
. Haiti-reference.com. Accessed April 20, 2010. Lespérance was a grandson of Modeste Testas. Légitime married Rose-Marie Isaure Marion and had nine children: Cuvier, Edmond, Angèle, Antoinette, Denis Jr., Léon, Clemence, Marie, and Agnès. He served as adjutant general during the government of

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, and as aide-de-camp during the government of

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. He was Secretary of State of the Interior and then Secretary of State of the Interior and of Agriculture during the government of

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. During this administration, Légitime was accused of aspiring to the presidency, and moved to

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, for three years.''The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge''. Encyclopedia Americana Corp. (1919), vol. 17
pp. 255-6
He returned to Haiti at the invitation of his followers, and on October 7, 1888, was elected president of the provisional government. General Seide Thelemaque denounced the election as fraudulent and attempted to make himself President, but he was killed in the battle which ensued. Légitime was elected President of Haiti on December 16, 1888, but resigned in 1889, owing to the opposition of General Florvil Hyppolite, and again retired to Jamaica. In 1896 President Tiresias Simon Sam granted a general amnesty, and Légitime returned to Haiti. He died on July 29, 1935 in

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. He wrote ''La nation ou la race haïtienne'' (1888).

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Legitime, Francois Denys Presidents of Haiti Foreign ministers of Haiti 1841 births 1935 deaths People from Sud (department) People from Grand'Anse (department) 1880s in Haiti 19th-century Haitian politicians 20th-century Haitian politicians Haitian people of Ethiopian descent

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