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Here is a picture of Haitian President Francois Duvalier taking office in 1957. This is after he had defeated Louis Déjoie, a mulatto land-owner and industrialist from the north of Haiti. During this election, Francois Duvalier received support from mass, cam paigning as a populist, using a noiriste strategy of challenging the mulatto elite class

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Becoming president of Haïti from 7 November 1914 to 22 February 1915, Joseph Davilmar Theodore was born in 1847 in the town of Ennery in the northern part Haiti. A military man, he was very involved in the Caco movement in Haiti. This group was responsible for the protest against President Oreste Zamor and ended up getting the best of him. This movement led to the resignation of Davilmar Theodore who was replaced by Jean Vilbrun Guillaume Sam.

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During the presidency of Haitian president Cincinnatus Leconte, he initiated many reforms such as paving streets, increasing teacher pay, installing telephone lines, and decreasing the size of the army. Cincinnatus Leconte is reported by history to follow a discriminatory policy toward the Syrian community

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Cincinnatus Leconte, Haitian President
Cincinnatus Leconte was an attorney who served at the capacity of minister of the interior under President Pierre Nord Alexis. In 1908, he went into exile in Jamaica but returned to the country in 1911. Through his military connection, Leconte lead a revolution and ultimately ousted President Simon

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Charles Riviere-Herard was the president of Haiti during the occupation of the Dominican Republic. However, soon after he came in to power, Dominican republic declared their independence from Haiti

This took place on 27 February 1844, a group of rebels occupied the capital city of Santo Domingo and the next day declared independence of the Dominican Republic from Haiti.

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This is a picture of the Haitian President Boniface Alexandre. During his presidency, Amnesty International reported excessive use of force by police in Haiti. Boniface Alexandre left power on May 14, 2006, after Haitian president Rene Preval was sworn in as president.

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Boniface Alexandre was born on July 31, 1936. He is a Haïtian politician .Boniface Alexandre was a Haïtian politician who served as acting president of Haïti from 2004 to 2006. He got into power, following a 2004 Haitian coup d'etat that removed President Jean-Bertrand Aristide in office. He was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and therefore next in the presidential line of succession

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Here is a picture of Dr. Maryse Narcisse, Coordinator of Fanmi Lavalas

A medical doctor and long-time advocate for democracy in Haiti, Dr. Maryse Narcisse was a member of the Cabinet of President Jean Bertrand Aristide. She was responsible for social issues and public health issues. At one point, Dr. Narciste was actively involved in national immunization campaign in Haiti. Dr. Maryse Narcisse at one point was the victim of a kidnapping. She has been member of the National Commission of the Fanmi Lavalas Party

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Here is a picture taken on the occasion of the 24th Intersessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of State and Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). This session was held for the first time in Haiti on 18 and 19 February at Karibe Convention Center in Port-au-Prince.

Also present were representatives of Antigua&Barbuda,D Bahamas,Barbados,Belize,Dominica,Grenada,Guyana,Haiti,Jamaica, Montserrat,Saint Lucia,St.Kitts n Nevis,St. Vincent, Grenadines,Suriname,Trinidad and Tobago

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Here is a picture of a banner welcoming the members of CARICOM in Haiti. It is important to notice that the banner is not from the people of Haiti but rather from the Haitian president Michel Martelly.

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