BLACK SOCIAL HISTORY
Paul Magloire
| BLACK SOCIAL HISTORY |
| Paul Magloire | |
|---|---|
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| 35th President of Haiti | |
| In office December 6, 1950 – December 12, 1956 | |
| Preceded by | Franck Lavaud |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Nemours Pierre-Louis |
| Minister of Interior and Defence | |
| In office May 12, 1950 – August 3, 1950 | |
| President | Franck Lavaud |
| Preceded by | Louis Raymond |
| Succeeded by | Luc E. Fouché |
| Member of the Government Junta of Haiti | |
| In office May 10, 1950 – December 6, 1950 | |
| President | Franck Lavaud |
| Minister of Interior and Defence | |
| In office January 12, 1946 – August 16, 1946 | |
| President | Franck Lavaud |
| Preceded by | Vély Thébaud |
| Succeeded by | Georges Honorat |
| Member of the Executive Military Committee | |
| In office January 11, 1946 – August 16, 1946 | |
| President | Franck Lavaud |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Paul Eugène Magloire July 19, 1907 Verrettes, Haiti |
| Died | July 12, 2001 (aged 93) Port-au-Prince, Haiti |
| Nationality | Haitian |
| Spouse(s) | Yolette Leconte |
| Occupation | Military (Division general) |
Paul Eugène Magloire (July 19, 1907 – July 12, 2001) was a Haïtian military ruler from 1950 to 1956.
Life and career
Magloire was born a general's son, and joined the army himself in 1930. Quickly rising through the ranks, he became Police Chief ofPort-au-Prince in 1944.
In 1946 he participated in a successful coup against President Élie Lescot. When his successor, President Dumarsais Estimé, tried to extend his term of office in 1950, Magloire ousted him with the help of a local elite and took power.
During Magloire's rule, Haïti became a favorite tourist spot for US and European tourists. His anti-communist position also gained favorable reception from the US government. Notably, he used revenues from the sale of coffee to repair towns, build roads, public buildings, and a dam. He also oversaw the institution of women's suffrage. Magloire was very fond of having a vivid social life, staging numerous parties, social events, and ceremonies.
In 1954, when Hurricane Hazel ravaged Haïti and relief funds were stolen, Magloire's popularity fell. In 1956 there was a dispute about when his presidency would end; he fled the country amid strikes and demonstrations. When François Duvalier took the presidency, he stripped Magloire of his Haïtian citizenship.
In 1986, when Baby Doc Duvalier lost power, Magloire returned to Haïti from New York. Two years later he became an unofficial army advisor. He died in 2001.[1]
- ^ , New York Times, July 16, 2001.
Further reading
- Nicholls, David (1979). From Dessalines to Duvalier: Race, Colour, and National Independence in Haiti. ISBN 978-0-8135-2240-1.
- Trouillot, Michel-Rolph (1989). Haiti: State Against Nation. Monthly Review Press. ISBN 978-0-85345-755-8. ISBN 978-0-85345-756-5 (pbk).
| Preceded by Franck Lavaud |  President of Haïti 1950–1956 | Succeeded by Joseph Nemours Pierre-Louis |
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