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Ulises Heureaux

1845 - 1899

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Ulises Hilarión Heureaux Leibert (Spanish: [uˈlises eˈɾo]; October 21, 1845 – July 26, 1899) nicknamed Lilís, was president of the Dominican Republic from September 1, 1882 to September 1, 1884, from January 6, 1887 to February 27, 1889 and again from April 30, 1889 maintaining power between his terms. Heureaux ruled the Dominican Republic as a dictator. During his rule, the Dominican Republic shifted its orientation from Europe and exports of tobacco and fine woods to orienting itself toward the United States and exporting sugar. He undertook some efforts to professionalize the civil service and modernize the military. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ulises Heureaux is the 13,141st most popular politician (down from 12,546th in 2019), the 18th most popular biography from Dominican Republic (down from 17th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Dominican Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ulises Heureaux ranks 13,141 out of 19,576Before him are Enda Kenny, Rachida Dati, Orso II Participazio, Wilhelm Heinrich, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach, Jonas Staugaitis, and Max Petitpierre. After him are Cem Özdemir, Osip Piatnitsky, Lino Červar, Walter Momper, Andrey Andreyevich Andreyev, and Alberto Núñez Feijóo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1845, Ulises Heureaux ranks 73Before him are Paul Deussen, Quanah Parker, Nina Grieg, Pál Szinyei Merse, John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll, and Antonin Mercié. After him are Salim bin Thuwaini, Wilhelm Pfeffer, Jules Cambon, Franz Ehrle, Judith Gautier, and Pier Andrea Saccardo. Among people deceased in 1899, Ulises Heureaux ranks 57Before him are Johann Köler, Ernest Renshaw, Gaston Tissandier, Lascăr Catargiu, Jacob Maris, and Emil Welti. After him are Count Karl Sigmund von Hohenwart, Heymann Steinthal, Constant Fornerod, Robert G. Ingersoll, Adile Sultan, and Max Lange.

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In Dominican Republic

Among people born in Dominican Republic, Ulises Heureaux ranks 18 out of 51Before him are Héctor Trujillo (1908), Juan Bosch (1909), Luis Abinader (1967), Salvador Jorge Blanco (1926), Juan Luis Guerra (1957), and Hipólito Mejía (1941). After him are Antonio Guzmán Fernández (1911), Johnny Pacheco (1935), Buenaventura Báez (1812), Horacio Vásquez (1860), Michel Camilo (1954), and Sammy Sosa (1968).

Among POLITICIANS In Dominican Republic

Among politicians born in Dominican Republic, Ulises Heureaux ranks 12Before him are Leonel Fernández (1953), Héctor Trujillo (1908), Juan Bosch (1909), Luis Abinader (1967), Salvador Jorge Blanco (1926), and Hipólito Mejía (1941). After him are Antonio Guzmán Fernández (1911), Buenaventura Báez (1812), Horacio Vásquez (1860), and Sonia Pierre (1963).