Franck Sylvain, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Haitian politician, President of Haiti
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Place of Birth: Grand-Goâve, Ouest, Haiti
About Franck Sylvain
- Franck Sylvain (1909–1987) served as acting President of Haiti in 1957. Sylvain was born 3 August 1909 in Grand-Goâve, Haiti.
- Before his political career, he received a law degree and worked as a lawyer.
- In 1934, he was the founder of the anti-Communist newspaper "The Crusade".
- He also was a founder of the "Rally for the Haitian people" (Rassemblement du Peuple Haïtien), a clandestine party.
- During the rule of Paul Magloire from 1950 to 1956 he was judge and gained a good reputation, having expressed an opinion in a proceeding against a close friend of the president. On 7 February 1957, he was appointed by Parliament as the successor of Joseph Nemours Pierre-Louis, Haiti's interim president.
- Sylvain served as president for only 56 days, then he was deposed by General Léon Cantave. After his presidency, he wrote his memoirs, called The 56 Days of Franck Sylvain.
- He died in Port-au-Prince on 3 January 1987.
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