27140: Moose (ask)-- Corbett replies: re: Haitian Presidents for Life (fwd)

[Bob Corbett <corbetre@webster.edu>]

If Papa Doc was the eighth, and Baby Doc was the ninth [with Mammy Doc behind 
the throne of both], who were the first seven?  An inquiring mind wants to know 
and research has yet to turn up the answer.

Thanks, in advance-
Anon E. Moose
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Bob Corbett replies:

The first 7 were:

1.  Dessalines (actually served 2 years) --assassinated
2.  Christophe (13 years) -- suicide 
3.  Petion     (11 years) -- died in office
4.  Boyer      (25 years) -- overthrown
5.  Soulouque  (12 years) -- overthrown
6.  Geffrard   (8 years)  -- overthrown
7.  Salnave    (2 years)  -- executed

Of the 18 leaders who served in the 19th century only TWO served full 
term:

Nissage-Saget (1870-1874)
Tiresias Simon Sam (1896-1902)

Source:  THE HAITIANS:  CLASS AND COLOR POLITICS.
By Lyonel Paquin.  New York:  Multi-Type, 1983.