Florvil Hyppolite

Louis Mondestin Florvil Hyppolite (; 26 May 1828 – 24 March 1896) was a Haitian general and politician who served as the President of Haiti from 17 October 1889 to 24 March 1896.

He became President of Haiti following a struggle for succession in the aftermath of the overthrow of Lysius Salomon in 1888. His presidency was characterized by relative prosperity and a substantial public works program. He was well educated and entered politics in the presidential campaign of Faustin Soulouque.

As soon as he assumed the presidency, he had to deal with the Môle Saint-Nicolas affair, a diplomatic incident in which the United States attempted to acquire Môle Saint-Nicolas through intimidation. He started on 24 March 1896, at three o'clock in the morning, but before he even had time to leave Port-au-Prince he fell from his horse dead, in a "fit of apoplexy", at a short distance from the Executive Mansion. His funeral took place on the 26 March.

Because President Hyppolite's strong personality rather than his party kept his government in power, it was feared that his death would precipitate a revolution. However, the Council of Secretaries of State took charge of the affairs of the Government until the election of his successor. The new president, Tirésias Simon Sam, was elected to the vacancy on 1 April by the Senate and House of Representatives, and was installed without the feared revolution coming to pass.