Dumarsais estime biography books
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Dumarsais Estimé
Haitian politician (1900–1953)
Dumarsais Estimé | |
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| In office August 16, 1946 – May 10, 1950 | |
| Preceded by | Franck Lavaud |
| Succeeded by | Franck Lavaud |
| In office November 29, 1937 – January 5, 1940 | |
| President | Sténio Vincent |
| Preceded by | Auguste Turnier |
| Succeeded by | Luc E. Fouché |
| Born | Léon Dumarsais Estimé (1900-04-21)April 21, 1900 Verrettes, Haiti |
| Died | July 20, 1953(1953-07-20) (aged 53) New York City, New York, United States |
| Political party | Liberal Party |
| Spouse | Lucienne Heurtelou (m. 1940–1953) |
| Children | Jean-Robert, Philippe, Marie-Florence, Régine {Other children from first union: Paul, Raymonde, Lionel} |
| Profession | Lawyer, teacher |
Dumarsais Estimé (April 21, 1900 – July 20, 1953) was a Haitian politician and President of the Haitian Republic from August 16, 1946, to May 10, 1950.
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Estimé, Dumarsais
April 21, 1900
July 20, 1953
Dumarsais Estimé was born on April 21, 1900, in Verettes, a village in the Artibonite Valley of Haiti. He attended public schools and became a schoolteacher at the Lycee Petion. Among Estimé's students was François "Papa Doc" Duvalier (1907–1971). Estimé later ventured into politics and secured the posts of sekreterare of education, secretary of labor, and secretary of agriculture beneath President Stenio Vincent between 1930 and 1941. When widespread protests led to the removal of President Elie Lescot, who held power between 1941 and 1946, Estimé ran for president.
Estimé was one of many noiristes, Haitians who considered blacks to be the historical defenders of the nation's liberty and sought empowerment through opposition to white and mulatto rule. Inspired by popular disaffection with mulatto dictatorships and the black nationalism of noirisme, Estimé ran on the slogan "A Black Man i
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Estimé, Dumarsais (1900–1953)
Dumarsais Estimé (b. 1900; d. 20 July 1953), president of Haiti (1946–1950). A native of Verrettes and a former mathematics teacher at the Lycée Pétion, Estimé was a member of the National Assembly and secretary of education before becoming president. He came to power on 16 August 1946 with the support of elite blacks (members of the Noiriste Party) who had been excluded from government under the regime of Élie Lescot.
Lasting until 10 May 1950, Estimé's government also drew support initially from ung radicals and Communists who looked forward to a social revolution that would benefit Haiti's black masses, both workers and peasants. Although it never went far enough to satisfy leftist desires, the government did make use of its popular mandate to carry out genuine reforms. In addition to granting greater liberty of speech and the press, Estimé established a populist and nationalist program that embraced inclusion of blacks in the state patronag