Antoine Louis Léocardie Élie Lescot (December 9, 1883 – October 20, 1974) was the President of Haiti from May 15, 1941 to January 11, 1946. He was a member of the country's mixed-race elite. He used the political climate of World War II to sustain his power and ties to the United States, Haiti's powerful northern neighbor. His administration presided over a period of economic downturn and harsh political repression of dissidents.
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Antoine Louis Léocardie Élie Lescot 9 December 1883 Saint-Louis du Nord, Haiti
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Died |
20 October 1974 (aged 90) Laboule, France
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Zodiac | Sagittarius |
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