Tirésias Simon Sam
Tirésias Augustin-Simon Sam , born in 1835 and died in 1916, is a former president of Haiti.
The March 24th 1896, Florvil Hyppolite then president, dies of an cardiac arrest, the council of the Secretaries of State takes the executive power as the constitution of envisages it 1889. It was composed of Sam, Tancrède Auguste and Solon Ménos.
In same time, the National Assembly joined together at an extraordinary sitting and elects Ministre for the War: the Sam general, friend of Hyppolite, with the presidency of the Republic the March 31st 1896, for one seven years period.
The only humiliating event which marked its government is l'" Business Luders ".
According to the constitution, Sam was to leave the capacity in 1902 and yet the legislative assembly, the day of her election, had fixed the end of her mandate at the May 15th 1903. After sharp discussions, he announces the May 8th 1902, his withdrawal and all the parts were intended to fix at the May 15th 1902 the date of its exit.
It left the presidency the May 12th 1902, because the shooting of the day before convinced it that its safety was not assured any more, and that it was preferable that it leaves the country the same day ( Gaillard Roger. The exterminating Republic. Third part… p. 50 ).
The National Assembly meets the same day to elect Cincinnatus Leconte, but the population of Port-au-Prince protested this choice. Revolutionary committees coming then from all the communes met in Port-au-Prince and nommérent a provisional government named " Committee of Public" Hello; and formed of six members with Port-au-Prince the May 13rd 1902 is made up. It is chaired by Louis Boisrond Canal, younger brother of the former president Boisrond Canal. This same day, the Admiral Hammerton Killick, ordering Haitian fleet will revolt against the provisional government and will leave Port-au-Prince with the boats constituting the fleet.
After months of fights opposing to the firminists to the partisans of Northern Alexis, this last was acclaimed President.
It exiled of Haiti the August 8th 1912, with died of the president Tancrède Auguste.
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