Élie Lescot
Élie Lescot | |
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| 29th President of Haiti | |
| In office May 15, 1941 – January 11, 1946 | |
| Preceded by | Sténio Vincent |
| Succeeded by | Franck Lavaud (Chairman of the Military Executive Committee) |
| Minister of Interior | |
| In office September 20, 1933 – May 15, 1934 | |
| President | Sténio Vincent |
| Preceded by | Himself |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Titus |
| Minister of Interior and Justice | |
| In office May 17, 1932 – September 20, 1933 | |
| President | Sténio Vincent |
| Preceded by | Emmanuel Rampy |
| Succeeded by | Himself (Interior) Joseph Titus (Justice) |
| Minister of National Education, Agriculture and Labor | |
| In office January 27, 1930 – April 22, 1930 | |
| President | Louis Borno |
| Preceded by | Hannibal Price IV |
| Succeeded by | Louis Edouard Rousseau |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Antoine Louis Léocardie Élie Lescot December 9, 1883 Saint-Louis-du-Nord, Haiti |
| Died | October 20, 1974 (aged 90) Laboule, Haiti |
| Political party | Liberal Party |
| Other political affiliations | Haitian Republican Party |
| Spouse(s) | Corinne Jean-Pierre, Georgina Saint-Aude (1892–1984) |
| Children | Andrée Lescot |
| Profession | Pharmacist |
Antoine Louis Léocardie Élie Lescot (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃twan lwi leɔkaʁdi eli lɛsko]; 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 of America, Haiti's powerful northern neighbor. His administration presided over a period of economic downturn and harsh political repression of dissidents. He was the last Haitian head of state to have been born in the 19th century.