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on 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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Because 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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By the time he was 67 years old, Hyppolite had not been in good health for some time. Nonetheless, he refused to rest as he had been advised to do. Against the advice of his doctor he decided to undertake a long journey to
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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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to a Haitian family of mixed French and African descent. He was well educated and entered politics in the presidential campaign of
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On 9 October 1889, Hyppolite was elected to a seven-year term as president of Haiti by the Constituent Assembly, which met at
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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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The Môle Saint-Nicolas affair once disposed of, Hyppolite's government had to come to an understanding with the
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were built in several ports; large markets were erected in Port-au-Prince and Cap-Haitien. In several towns
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in the northern part of the republic. In 1889 he headed a revolt against President Légitime.
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President Hyppolite devoted his earnest attention to the public works of the country.
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Nonetheless, Hyppolite held friendly intercourse with all foreign powers. In 1892 the
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lines connected the principal towns in the Republic at about the same time that the
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legation at Port-au-Prince concerning its recent practice of granting
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in 1896. That was the last important act of Hyppolite's government.
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were constructed for the distribution of water to private houses.
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As soon as he assumed the presidency, he had to deal with the
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Index


President of Haiti
Monpoint Jeune
Tirésias Simon Sam
Pierre Théoma Boisrond-Canal
François Denys Légitime
Pierre Théoma Boisrond-Canal
President of the Provisional Government of Haiti
Joseph Lamothe
Lysius Salomon
Cap-Haïtien
Port-au-Prince
National Party
[lwimɔ̃dɛstɛ̃flɔʁvilipɔlit]
President of Haiti
Cap-Haïtien
Faustin Soulouque
Lysius Salomon
François Denys Légitime
Seïde Thélémaque
Gonaives
Môle Saint-Nicolas affair
Môle Saint-Nicolas
Port-au-Prince
Anténor Firmin
Constitution of Haiti
French
naturalizations
François Denys Légitime
Jamaica

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