Leslie François Saint Roc Manigat (French pronunciation: [lɛsli fʁɑ̃swa sɛ̃ ʁɔk maniɡa]; August 16, 1930[1] – June 27, 2014) was a Haitian politician who was elected as President of Haiti in a tightly controlled military held election in January 1988.[2] He served as President for only a few months, from February 1988 to June 1988, before being ousted by the military in a coup d'état.
Leslie François Manigat | |
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| 37th President of Haiti | |
| In office February 7, 1988 – June 20, 1988 | |
| Prime Minister | Martial Célestin |
| Preceded by | Henri Namphy |
| Succeeded by | Henri Namphy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Leslie François Saint Roc Manigat August 16, 1930 Port-au-Prince, Haiti |
| Died | June 27, 2014 (aged 83) Port-au-Prince, Haiti |
| Political party | Progressive National Democrat |
| Spouse(s) | 1) Marie-Lucie Chancy 2) Mirlande Hyppolite (1970–2014; his death) |
| Profession | Professor |
In education edit
Leslie Manigat was a professor at the prestigious l'Université de Paris-VIII Vincennes, where he gave courses on World History. He also published articles on education in various Haitian newspapers: Le Nouvelliste, La Phalange, and Le Matin.
1988 Haitian presidential elections edit
According to the Provisional Electoral Council (Conseil Electoral Provisoire, or CEP) he won the presidential election of January 17, 1988 with 50.29% of the votes, defeating ten other candidates.[3] However, voter turnout was well under 10%.[4] Few historians and vote monitors consider this election to have been democratic.[5] He was inaugurated on February 7, 1988, and named Martial Célestin as his Prime Minister in March. He was overthrown by general Henri Namphy on June 20, 1988, in the June 1988 Haitian coup d'état. He ran for president again in the February 2006 election but was defeated, receiving 12.40% of the vote and placing a distant second behind René Préval.
Death edit
He died on June 27, 2014, at the age of 83.[5]
Family edit
Manigat was born in Port-au-Prince. His second wife, Mirlande Manigat, whom he married in 1970, was a candidate in the 2010 presidential election.[6]
Award edit
Leslie Manigat won The Haiti Grand Prize of literature 2004, given at the Miami Book Fair International of 2004. Nominees for the Prize were: Edwidge Danticat, René Depestre, Jean-Claude Fignolé, Odette Roy Fombrun, Frankétienne, Gary Klang, Dany Laferrière and Josaphat-Robert Large.
Selected works edit
- Une date littéraire, un événement pédagogique - Essay, Port-au-Prince, 1962
- L'Amérique latine au XXe Siècle - History, Université de Paris I Sorbonne, 1973
Sources edit
- ^ The ... Political Risk Yearbook: North & Central America. Frost & Sullivan. 1990. p. B-263.
- ^ "Haiti Ex-President Leslie Manigat Has Died - ABC News". Abcnews.go.com. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
- ^ "Leslie Manigat, elegido presidente de Haití". El País (in Spanish). 25 January 1988. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
- ^ Country Report: Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Puerto Rico, 1988, p21
- ^ a b Pace, Eric (28 June 2014). "Leslie Manigat, Overthrown in a Coup in Haiti, Dies at 83". The New York Times.
- ^ Padgett, Tim (2010-11-15). "Former First Lady Mirlande Manigat Could Be Next Haitian President". TIME. Archived from the original on November 19, 2010. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
Further reading edit
- Bibliographie des Etudes littéraires haïtiennes 1804-1984 (Bibliography of Haitian literary Studies) by Léon-François Hoffmann, EDICEF/AUPELF, Vanves, 1992
- Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 12 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
- Editions Richelieu, Univers Contemporain, Paris, 1973
- Jacques Nicolas Léger, Haiti: Her History and Her Detractors, 1907
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