Personality · Politics & public life
Politician · Pharmacist · Diplomat
📍 Birthplace Saint-Louis-du-Nord
December 9, 1883 – October 20, 1974
Haiti
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Antoine Louis Léocardie Élie Lescot was the President of Haiti from May 15, 1941 to January 11, 1946. He was a member of the country's mixed-race elite. He used the political climate of World War II to sustain his power and ties to the United States of America, Haiti's powerful northern neighbor. His administration presided over a period of economic downturn and harsh political repression of dissidents. He was the last Haitian head of state to have been born in the 19th century.
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Offices held
- 1941 – 1946President of Haiti
- ambassador
- Member of the Chamber of Deputies of Haiti
Career
- 1943honorary doctorate at the Laval UniversityDistinction
Distinctions
- 1943honorary doctorate at the Laval University
- Honorary doctor of the University of Ottawa
Places
- Birthplace
- Saint-Louis-du-Nord
Official links and sources
Information from
- Wikidata, Q274660 (CC0)
- Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons