Tirésias Simon Sam
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Tirésias Antoine Auguste Simon Sam (1835 – 1916) was the President of Haiti
from 31 March 1896 to 12 May 1902. He resigned
the presidency just before completing his six-year term. A likeness of Simon Sam has been featured on several Haitian postage stamps. His son, Jean Vilbrun Guillaume Sam
, also became President of Haiti.
His mistress, Victoire Jean-Baptiste
, is said to have had some influence over him.
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 31 March 1896 to 12 May 1902. He resigned
Resignation
A resignation is the formal act of giving up or quitting one's office or position. It can also refer to the act of admitting defeat in a game like chess, indicated by the resigning player declaring "I resign", turning his king on its side, extending his hand, or stopping the chess clock...
the presidency just before completing his six-year term. A likeness of Simon Sam has been featured on several Haitian postage stamps. His son, Jean Vilbrun Guillaume Sam
Jean Vilbrun Guillaume Sam
Jean Vilbrun Guillaume Sam was President of Haïti from March 4 to July 27, 1915. He was a son of Tirésias Simon Sam, Haiti's president from 1896 to 1902.-Presidency:...
, also became President of Haiti.
His mistress, Victoire Jean-Baptiste
Victoire Jean-Baptiste
Victoire Jean-Baptiste , known as "La Belle Victoire", was a Haitian politician de facto, mistress to president Florvil Hyppolite and highly influential during his reign...
, is said to have had some influence over him.