Sténio Vincent

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name =Sténio Joseph Vincent


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order =28th
office =President of Haiti
term_start =November 18, 1930
term_end =May 15, 1941
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predecessor =Louis Eugène Roy
successor =Élie Lescot
birth_date =1874
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death_date =1959
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footnotes =In October 1930 Haitians chose a national assembly for the first time since 1918. It in turn elected as president Sténio Joseph Vincent. [cite encyclopedia
title = Stenio Joseph Vincent
encyclopedia = Encyclopedia Britannica
volume = Online
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publisher = Encyclopedia Britannica
date = 2008
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url = http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/629347/Stenio-Joseph-Vincent
accessdate = 30 Jul 2008 ]

Sténio Joseph Vincent (1874-1959) was President of Haiti from November 18, 1930 to May 15, 1941. A former mayor of the capital Port-au-Prince, he ran a popular campaign for the presidency by focusing on his opposition to the American occupation of the island, which he successfully ended in August of 1934 when U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt withdrew the Marines [cite encyclopedia
title = Stenio Joseph Vincent
encyclopedia = Encyclopedia Britannica
volume = Online
pages =
publisher = Encyclopedia Britannica
date = 2008
id =
url = http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/629347/Stenio-Joseph-Vincent
accessdate = 30 Jul 2008 ] . In 1935, a plebiscite extended his term to 1941 and amended the constitution such that future presidents would be elected by popular vote. [cite encyclopedia
title = Haiti
encyclopedia = Encyclopedia Britannica
volume = Online
pages =
publisher = Encyclopedia Britannica
date = 2008
id =
url = http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/251961/Haiti
accessdate = 30 Jul 2008 ]

In October 1937, during the Vincent presidency, troops and police from the Dominican Republic massacred thousands of Haitian labourers living near the border. The Dominican government agreed to compensate the slain workers’ relatives the following year, but only part of the promised amount was actually paid. [cite encyclopedia
title = Haiti
encyclopedia = Encyclopedia Britannica
volume = Online
pages =
publisher = Encyclopedia Britannica
date = 2008
id =
url = http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/251961/Haiti
accessdate = 30 Jul 2008 ] Vincent stepped down in 1941 and was succeeded by Élie Lescot.

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