Pierre Théoma Boisrond-Canal, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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President of Haiti
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Place of Birth: Les Cayes, Sud, Haiti
About Pierre Théoma Boisrond-Canal
- Pierre Théoma Boisrond-Canal (12 June 1832 – 6 March 1905) was a Haitian politician who served as the President of Haiti three times. Boisrond-Canal was born 12 June 1832 in the town of Les Cayes, Haiti.
- He began a military career.
- He was an officer from 1858 to 1867 during the administration of Fabre Geffrard.
- He then retired from military service and became a farmer. His political career began in 1870, when he was elected a senator in Port-au-Prince.
- He was then re-elected until 1875.
- After the riots of May 1875, after which he was holed up in the home of U.S.
- ambassador Ebenezer Bassett for five months from May to October, he went into exile in Kingston, Jamaica, for a few weeks.
- On his return, he was appointed the commander of the army in the Ouest department by President Michel Domingue.
- On 23 April 1876, he replaced Michel Domingue as the first president of the provisional government, before becoming President of Haiti non-provisionally on 17 July 1876.
- The 1867 Constitution gave him a mandate of four years.
- During Boisrond-Canal's administration, tensions in domestic politics and foreign affairs grew, particularly because of the differences between liberal and nationalist parties in Parliament.
- Following a stormy debate in the House of Representatives on 30 June 1879, there were riots in Port-au-Prince in which the Liberal leader Jean-Pierre Boyer-Bazelais played a significant role.
- Although the government managed to restore law and order, Boisrond-Canal resigned as president on 17 July 1879, unable to mediate between the Liberal and National parties.
- The successor to the presidency was Lysius Salomon.
- After his resignation, Boisrond-Canal left again in exile in Jamaica. After Boisrond-Canal's return from exile and Salomon's resignation on 10 August 1888, Boisrond-Canal was again named Acting President of Haiti.
- He was succeeded as president by François Denys Légitime on 16 October 1888.
- On 26 May 1902, Boisrond-Canal was appointed successor to Tirésias Simon Sam as new interim president of Haiti.
- On 17 December 1902 Pierre Nord Alexis became his successor. Boisrond-Canal was one of the most influential politicians of his time in Haiti and significantly influenced Haitian politics even when not serving as president.
- He died in Port-au-Prince on 6 March 1905. Boisrond-Canal's younger brother, Louis-Auguste Boisrond-Canal, was an active political figure in 1908 as a member of the Commission for public order and interim president of Haiti.
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