Tancrède Auguste

Tancrède Auguste
President of Haiti
In office August 8, 1912 – May 2, 1913
Preceded by	Cincinnatus Leconte
Succeeded by	Michel Oreste
Minister of Interior and Police
In office November 24, 1908 – November 30, 1908
President	Pierre Nord Alexis
Preceded by	Villehardouin Leconte
Succeeded by	Reneaud Hyppolite
In office December 13, 1897 – May 12, 1902
President	Tirésias Simon Sam
Preceded by	François Luxembourg Cauvin
Succeeded by	Saint-Fort Colin
In office November 12, 1895 – April 6, 1896
President	Florvil Hyppolite
Preceded by	Souffrant Papillon
Succeeded by	Louis Joseph Buteau
Personal details
Born	Jean Antoine Tancrède Auguste March 16, 1856 Cap-Haïtien, Haiti
Died	May 2, 1913 (aged 57) Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Nationality	Haitian
Political party	National Party
Spouse(s)	Rose Joseph Ansolinette Durand
Profession	Military general

Jean Antoine Tancrède Auguste (March 16, 1856 – May 2, 1913) was the President of Haiti from August 8, 1912 until his death in office on May 2, 1913.^[1] He assumed the presidency the day that Cincinnatus Leconte^[2] died in office from a massive explosion that destroyed the presidential palace. Auguste served in this capacity for less than one year, as he became ill and died while traveling in the north of the country in early May 1913. It is widely believed by some sources that he was the victim of poisoning.^[3] He was the grandfather of Haitian writer Jacques Roumain.

References

1. "No Cencessions From Haiti". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
2. "HAITI'S NEW MINISTRY.; Liberal in Policy, but Less Pronounced Than the Old One.". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
3. Dietl, Ralph. USA und Mittelamerika: die Aussenpolitik von William J. Bryan, 1913-1915 (in German). Franz Steiner Verlag. ISBN 9783515069144. Retrieved 21 July 2016.

External links

• Biographical Notes in rulers.org
• Biography in Haitianmedia
• Chapter XXXI, Haiti History Chapters, in: Haitiwebs.com