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Pedro Santana

1801 - 1864

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Pedro Santana y Familias, 1st Marquess of Las Carreras (June 29, 1801 – June 14, 1864) was a Dominican soldier and politician who served three times as the president of the First Dominican Republic (1844–1861) and was the first governor-general during the period of annexation of the Dominican Republic to Spain (1861–1865), accomplished at Santana's request. Called "Libertador de la Patria" in life, Santana is today considered a dictator because of his authoritarian rule. Santana was one of the signatories of the Manifesto of January 16, 1844 that proclaimed Dominican independence on February 27, 1844. He would assume the leadership of the southern expeditionary army and gain prominence for his victory in the Battle of Azua. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pedro Santana is the 11,356th most popular politician (down from 10,630th in 2019), the 24th most popular biography from Haiti (down from 21st in 2019) and the 15th most popular Haitian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Pedro Santana ranks 11,356 out of 19,576. Before him are Elihu Yale, Eberhard of Franconia, Remismund, Bakili Muluzi, Francis Pym, and Li Siyuan. After him are Yukhym Zvyahilsky, Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani, García Jiménez of Pamplona, Grand Duke Boris Vladimirovich of Russia, Roberto Micheletti, and Leonora Dori.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1801, Pedro Santana ranks 51. Before him are Marie Laveau, Georgios Koletis, Eugène Burnouf, Christian Dietrich Grabbe, Hippolyte Bayard, and Joseph Ludwig Raabe. After him are Kristjan Jaak Peterson, Coenraad Johannes van Houten, Charles Elliot, Augustin-Alexandre Dumont, Wilhem de Haan, and Atanasio Aguirre. Among people deceased in 1864, Pedro Santana ranks 48. Before him are Heinrich Rose, Imre Madách, Sakuma Shōzan, Simon von Stampfer, Franz Wilhelm Junghuhn, and Luke Howard. After him are Simonas Daukantas, Romuald Traugutt, Duchess Elisabeth Alexandrine of Württemberg, Prince Frederick Augustus of Anhalt-Dessau, El Hadj Umar Tall, and Anna Harrison.

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In Haiti

Among people born in Haiti, Pedro Santana ranks 24 out of 94. Before him are Boniface Alexandre (1936), Emmanuel Sanon (1951), Jovenel Moïse (1968), Henri Namphy (1932), Silvio Cator (1900), and Vincent-Marie Viénot, Count of Vaublanc (1756). After him are Charles Rivière-Hérard (1789), Ertha Pascal-Trouillot (1943), Constantin Henriquez (1850), Dumarsais Estimé (1900), Paul Magloire (1907), and Chibly Langlois (1958).

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Among POLITICIANS In Haiti

Among politicians born in Haiti, Pedro Santana ranks 15. Before him are Leslie Manigat (1930), Faustin Soulouque (1782), Boniface Alexandre (1936), Jovenel Moïse (1968), Henri Namphy (1932), and Vincent-Marie Viénot, Count of Vaublanc (1756). After him are Charles Rivière-Hérard (1789), Ertha Pascal-Trouillot (1943), Dumarsais Estimé (1900), Paul Magloire (1907), Michel Martelly (1961), and Sténio Vincent (1874).

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