Tancrède Auguste

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Tancrède Auguste

Jean Antoine Tancrède Auguste (born March 16, 1856 in Cap-Haïtien , † May 3, 1913 in Port-au-Prince ) was a Haitian general , politician and President of Haiti .

biography

Military and political career

After completing school, Auguste joined the army and rose to become a general . In 1886 he signed a contract with the government of Lysius Salomon , which enabled the construction of the marine port of Petit-Goâve .

He later served several times between 1889 and 1902 as Minister of the Interior and Police in the governments of Presidents Florvil Hyppolite and Tirésias Simon-Sam , of whom he was a close advisor and personal friend.

From March 24 to March 31, 1896, Auguste was, together with Simon-Sam and Solon Ménos, a member of the Council of State Secretaries ( Conseil des Secrétaires d'État ), which established a transitional government after the death of President Hyppolite until President Simon took office. Sam, whose government he served as Home Secretary.

After the resignation of President Simon-Sam, he fled on May 24, 1902 with the help of the American envoy WF Powell on a steamship to Jamaica in order to avoid attacks by his opponents.

After his return to Haiti, he was again Minister of the Interior and Police in the government of President Pierre Nord Alexis .

President 1912 to 1913

Immediately after the death of President Cincinnatus Leconte , who was killed in an explosion in the presidential palace in Port-au-Prince , Auguste was elected President of Haiti by the National Assembly on August 8, 1912 . His predecessor left him a well-organized government, most of which he left in office. In particular, Minister of Education Tertullien Guilbaud was able to continue the expansion of the community schools with the help of the Roman Catholic Church . Auguste died on May 3, 1913 after visiting northern Haiti. His successor was initially the Council of State Secretaries with the members Baufossé Laroche, Seymour Pradel, Jacques Nicolas Léger, Tertullien Guilbaud, Edmond Lespinasse and Guatimosin Boco, before Senator Michel Oreste of the National Assembly on May 12, 1913, with 72 votes to 24 as the new one President was elected. Already at the funeral there was a dispute between General Deflys and Senator Oreste about the successor.

His grandson was the famous writer and politician Jacques Roumain .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ No Cencessions From Haiti. In: New York Times. May 14, 1898
  2. ^ Haiti's New Ministry; Liberal In Policy, But Less Pronounced Than The Old One. In: New York Times. December 14, 1897
  3. ^ Haitian Situation Grave; Further Fighting In Port-Au-Prince Yesterday. In: New York Times. May 14, 1902
  4. ↑ American Flag Saved Him; Ex-Minister Auguste, Quitting Haiti, Flew It Over His Carriage. In: New York Times. May 25, 1902
  5. ^ New York Times. August 10, 1912
  6. ^ Seek Haitian Presidency; Four Candidates For Post, Following The Death Of President Auguste. In: New York Times. May 4, 1913
  7. ^ Ralf Dietl: USA and Central America: The foreign policy of William J. Bryan 1913-1915. Dissertation, University of Tübingen, 1995, p. 195, ISBN 3-515-06914-3

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predecessor Office successor
Cincinnatus Leconte President of Haiti
August 8, 1912–3. May 1913 		Michel Oreste
personal data
SURNAME Auguste, Tancrède
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Auguste, Jean Antoine Tancrède
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Haitian general, politician and President of Haiti
DATE OF BIRTH March 16, 1856
PLACE OF BIRTH Cap-Haïtien
DATE OF DEATH May 3, 1913
Place of death Port-au-Prince