About François Denys Légitime
Lived 1841 – 1935 (aged 93). François Denys Légitime was a Haitian politician and general.
François Denys Légitime (; November 20, 1841 – July 29, 1935) was a Haitian general who served as President of Haiti from 1888 to 1889.
Biography Légitime was born in Jérémie, Haiti, on 20 November 1841 to Denys Légitime and Tinette Lespérance. Lespérance was a grandson of Modeste Testas. Légitime married Rose-Marie Isaure Marion and had nine children: Cuvier, Edmond, Angèle, Antoinette, Denis Jr., Léon, Clemence, Marie, and Agnès.
He returned to Haiti at the invitation of his followers, and on October 7, 1888, was elected president of the provisional government. He then retired to Jamaica.
He wrote La nation ou la race haïtienne (1888).
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President of Haiti (1841-1935)
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François Denys Légitime was born on 20 November 1841 in Jérémie.
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François Denys Légitime died on 29 July 1935 in Port-au-Prince.
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François Denys Légitime was a politician and general.
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François Denys Légitime was Haitian.
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