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Élie Lescot

1883 - 1974

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Élie Lescot is the 14,193rd most popular politician (down from 13,618th in 2019), the 39th most popular biography from Haiti (down from 35th in 2019) and the 26th most popular Haitian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Élie Lescot ranks 14,193 out of 19,576. Before him are Philip, Duke of Palatinate-Neuburg, Oliver Ivanović, Suella Braverman, Lucius Caecilius Metellus Diadematus, Albert Gallatin, and Jane Marcet. After him are Samuel Dexter, Harihara I, Florence Devouard, Gartnait I, Marduk-balassu-iqbi, and Stanisław Narutowicz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1883, Élie Lescot ranks 195. Before him are Şemsettin Günaltay, Emil Voigt, Toivo Kuula, Stanley Bruce, Emil Rausch, and Robert Lowie. After him are Gheorghe Argeșanu, Ernst Stadler, Fred Pentland, Gösta Olson, Baltasar Brum, and Manolis Kalomiris. Among people deceased in 1974, Élie Lescot ranks 164. Before him are Wolfgang Windgassen, Glenn Morris, Gheorghe Albu, Lily Kronberger, Cora Sandel, and Kick Smit. After him are Harry Partch, Zaharia Stancu, Betty Compson, Erskine Hamilton Childers, Ned Maddrell, and Françoise Rosay.

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In Haiti

Among people born in Haiti, Élie Lescot ranks 39 out of 94. Before him are Sténio Vincent (1874), Fabre Geffrard (1806), Martial Célestin (1913), René Depestre (1926), Michèle Pierre-Louis (1947), and Gérard Latortue (1934). After him are Jacques Roumain (1907), Jean-Jacques Honorat (1931), Louis Borno (1865), Ernst Jean-Joseph (1948), Joseph Nérette (1924), and Pierre Nord Alexis (1820).

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Among POLITICIANS In Haiti

Among politicians born in Haiti, Élie Lescot ranks 26. Before him are Michel Martelly (1961), Sténio Vincent (1874), Fabre Geffrard (1806), Martial Célestin (1913), Michèle Pierre-Louis (1947), and Gérard Latortue (1934). After him are Jean-Jacques Honorat (1931), Louis Borno (1865), Joseph Nérette (1924), Pierre Nord Alexis (1820), Prosper Avril (1937), and Claudette Werleigh (1946).

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