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Haitian territory. Natives of Haiti who claimed to be of French descent would go to the legation and have themselves registered as French citizens. The Haitian Secretary of State of Foreign Relations undertook to put an end to this practice. After drawn-out negotiations, France at last yielded; it
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President Hyppolite's strong personality rather than his party kept his government in power, it was feared that his death would precipitate a revolution. However, the Council of Secretaries of State took charge of the affairs of the Government until the election of his successor. The new
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in a show of force, which provoked a protest throughout Haiti. President
Hyppolite was forced to assume a firm anti-American stance particularly given that he was suspected of being in sympathy with the Americans.
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proved its good will toward the
Republic of Haiti in accrediting a Delegate and Envoy Extraordinary to Port-au-Prince. Wanting to extend its commerce and make its products known abroad, Haiti took part in the
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to put down an uprising there. He started on 24 March 1896, at three o'clock in the morning, but before he even had time to leave Port-au-Prince he fell from his horse dead, in a "fit of
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was first introduced. The roads were kept in good repair; agriculture and commerce flourished. It now became possible for Haiti to redeem its
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Haitian family of mixed French and African descent. He was well educated and entered politics in the presidential campaign of
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ordered its
Minister at Port-au-Prince to cancel the names of all those who had not had the right to have them registered.
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legation at Port-au-Prince concerning its recent practice of granting
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were constructed for the distribution of water to private houses.
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477:"The Late President Hyppolite of Haiti"
411:at 6 per cent per annum was floated in
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317:President of Haiti (1889–1896)
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588:"The Disorder in Haiti"
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130:François Denys Légitime
854:Public Order Committee
347:Constitution of Haiti
289:Early life and career
274:French pronunciation:
1066:Jean-Claude Duvalier
745:Dessalines/Jacques I
1266:Presidents of Haiti
790:Soulouque/Faustin I
750:Christophe/Henry I
688:Tirésias Simon Sam
678:President of Haiti
611:Political offices
438:Tirésias Simon Sam
382:Chicago Exposition
368:, who had fled to
334:Môle Saint-Nicolas
283:President of Haiti
82:Tirésias Simon Sam
46:President of Haiti
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436:president,
305:by General
295:Cap-Haïtien
230:Cap-Haïtien
227:26 May 1828
181:Preceded by
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1260:Categories
1172:earthquake
1136:Jonassaint
987:Occupation
444:References
223:1828-05-26
1156:Alexandre
894:Simon Sam
889:Hyppolite
864:Hyppolite
401:telephone
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171:In office
152:President
143:In office
104:President
95:In office
54:In office
44:15th
1239:De facto
1181:Martelly
1151:Aristide
1141:Aristide
1116:Aristide
1077:Duvalier
1021:Magloire
949:Théodore
944:Polynice
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879:Légitime
844:Domingue
819:Geffrard
810:Imperial
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430:apoplexy
323:Gonaives
1244:‡
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869:Salomon
859:Lamothe
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780:Pierrot
600:: 1181.
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377:Vatican
370:Jamaica
249:, Haiti
232:, Haiti
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1161:Préval
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1016:Lavaud
1011:Estimé
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426:Jacmel
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393:canals
354:French
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1202:Moïse
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