Dumarsais estime biography of barack
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Estimé, Dumarsais
April 21,
July 20,
Dumarsais Estimé was born on April 21, , in Verettes, a village in the Artibonite Valley of Haiti. He attended public schools and became a schoolteacher at the Lycee Petion. Among Estimé's students was François "Papa Doc" Duvalier (&#x;). Estimé later ventured into politics and secured the posts of sekreterare of education, secretary of labor, and secretary of agriculture beneath President Stenio Vincent between and When widespread protests led to the removal of President Elie Lescot, who held power between and , Estimé ran for president.
Estimé was one of many noiristes, Haitians who considered blacks to be the historical defenders of the nation's liberty and sought empowerment through opposition to white and mulatto rule. Inspired by popular disaffection with mulatto dictatorships and the black nationalism of noirisme, Estimé ran on the slogan "A Black Man in Power." Because he was the primary noiris
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The Ambassador in Haiti (Wilson) to the Secretary of State
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Port-au-Prince, August 18,
[Received August ]
Sir: I have the honor to report that President Dumarsais Estimé18 requested me to call upon him this evening at the National Palace.
After a number of introductory remarks, during which Mr. Estimé referred to his acquaintance with former Chiefs of this Mission, he proceeded to tell me of his great admiration for the United States, which he had visited in while Minister of Public Instruction, and referred to the immense productivity of the American soil. He also said that he had read with interest some of the works of former Vice President Henry Wallace. The United States, he stated, produces nearly everything it needs, except aluminum. This gave me an opportunity to point out that in this respect the relations between Haiti and the United States could be strengthened, since the former has bauxite deposits which are about to be worked by the Reynolds M
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Estimé, Dumarsais (–)
Dumarsais Estimé (b. ; d. 20 July ), president of Haiti (–). A native of Verrettes and a former mathematics teacher at the Lycée Pétion, Estimé was a member of the National Assembly and secretary of education before becoming president. He came to power on 16 August with the support of elite blacks (members of the Noiriste Party) who had been excluded from government under the regime of Élie Lescot.
Lasting until 10 May , Estimé's government also drew support initially from young radicals and Communists who looked forward to a social revolution that would benefit Haiti's black masses, both workers and peasants. Although it never went far enough to satisfy leftist desires, the government did make use of its popular mandate to carry out genuine reforms. In addition to granting greater liberty of speech and the press, Estimé established a populist and nationalist program that embraced inclusion of blacks in the state patronage system; support for unions; soc