Monpoint Jeune
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Monpoint Jeune served as president of Haiti
from 23 August to 17 October 1889. As general, he put down a revolt in March 1878 against president Pierre Théoma Boisrond-Canal
. After President François Denys Légitime
, he was designated on the 23 August 1889 as president of the provisional government
and interim
president of Haiti
. On 17 October 1889, he was replaced as president by the minister
of Agriculture
, Florvil Hyppolite
.
Haiti
Haiti , officially the Republic of Haiti , is a Caribbean country. It occupies the western, smaller portion of the island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antillean archipelago, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. Ayiti was the indigenous Taíno or Amerindian name for the island...
from 23 August to 17 October 1889. As general, he put down a revolt in March 1878 against president Pierre Théoma Boisrond-Canal
Pierre Théoma Boisrond-Canal
Pierre Théoma Boisrond-Canal was a Haitian politician who served as the President of Haiti three times....
. After President François Denys Légitime
François Denys Légitime
François Denys Légitime was a Haitian general who served as President of Haiti from 1888 to 1889.Légitime was born in Jérémie, Haiti on November 20, 1841 to Denys Légitime and Tinette Lespérance...
, he was designated on the 23 August 1889 as president of the provisional government
Provisional government
A provisional government is an emergency or interim government set up when a political void has been created by the collapse of a very large government. The early provisional governments were created to prepare for the return of royal rule...
and interim
Interim
Interim is an album by British rock band The Fall, compiled from live and studio material and released in 2004. It features the first officially released versions of "Clasp Hands", "Blindness" and "What About Us?" — all of which were later included on the band's next studio album Fall Heads Roll —...
president of Haiti
President of Haiti
The President of the Republic of Haiti is the head of state of Haiti. Executive power in Haiti is divided between the president and the government headed by the Prime Minister of Haiti...
. On 17 October 1889, he was replaced as president by the minister
Minister (government)
A minister is a politician who holds significant public office in a national or regional government. Senior ministers are members of the cabinet....
of Agriculture
Agriculture
Agriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. Agriculture was the key implement in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the...
, Florvil Hyppolite
Florvil Hyppolite
Louis Mondestin Florvil Hyppolite was the President of Haiti from 17 October 1889 to 24 March 1896. He was a career soldier, a general. He was installed as president by a constitutional council....
.