Sténio Vincent
Élie Sténio Vincent (born February 22, 1874 in Port-au-Prince , † September 3, 1959 in Pétionville ) was a Haitian politician and President of Haiti .
biography
Vincent worked as a lawyer , teacher and journalist after graduating . He began his political career as the mayor of Port-au-Prince . Later he was a senator and minister of the interior. Before the US occupation of Haiti in 1915 he was President of the Chamber of Deputies ( Chambre des Deputées ).
The nationalism and the mood against the occupying power USA led to his election victory in the presidential elections in 1930. On November 18, 1930, he succeeded Louis Eugène Roy as President of Haiti.
In April 1934 he went on a state visit to the USA to negotiate the situation in Haiti, in particular the withdrawal of the US marines and the granting of loans. After the US occupation forces withdrew as part of the Good Neighbor Policy of the new Democratic US President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1934, however, he developed into a dictator , who in 1935 extended his term of office without authorization. Because of his personal merits and friendship with Guatemala , he was awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of the Quetzal in 1937 by the Guatemalan President Jorge Ubico Castañeda .
Its popularity began to decline when there was no response on its part after the 1937 massacre of over 18,000 Haitian sugar cane workers, ordered by Dominican President Rafael Trujillo .
During the Second World War he tried again in March 1941 to extend his term of office for another five years. After it became clear that there would be no further extension of his term of office, he resigned on May 15, 1941 and left the office of president to the previous envoy in the USA, Élie Lescot .
He then withdrew from politics and later died in Port-au-Prince at the age of 85 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Haiti - The United States Occupation, 1915-1934
- ^ "Vincent On A Visit" , TIME Magazine April 9, 1934
- ↑ Something To Show, TIME Magazine April 30, 1934
- ↑ "End Of Intervention" , TIME Magazine August 13, 1934
- ^ TIME Magazine, March 8, 1937
- ↑ Sagas, Ernesto: "An Apparent Contradiction? Popular Perceptions Of Haiti And The Foreign Policy Of The Dominican Republic" , Boston, October 1994 ( Memento of the original from May 17, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and still Not checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ "Squeeze Play" , TIME magazine July 17, 1939
- ^ "Five More Years For Stenio" , TIME magazine March 24, 1941
- ^ TIME Magazine, September 14, 1959
Web links
- Biographical notes in rulers.org
- "Politics And The Military, 1934-1957," The Library Of Congress 1989
- Fearon, James D. / Laitin, David D .: "Haiti" , Stanford University, 2006 (PDF file; 259 kB)
- Important Dates in Haiti's History: 1915-1934
- Important Dates in Haiti's History: 1934-1956
- Photo by President Sténio Vincent
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Louis Eugène Roy |
President of Haiti November 18, 1930–15. May 1941 |
Élie Lescot |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Vincent, Sténio |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Vincent, Élie Sténio |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | President of Haiti |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 22, 1874 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Port-au-Prince |
| DATE OF DEATH | 3rd September 1959 |
| Place of death | Petionville |