Élie Lescot
President of Haiti
Died when: 90 years 315 days (1090 months)Star Sign: Sagittarius
Antoine Louis Léocardie Élie Lescot (December 9, 1883 – October 20, 1974) 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, Haiti's powerful northern neighbor.
His administration presided over a period of economic downturn and harsh political repression of dissidents.
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