Sténio Vincent

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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. Upon assuming power, however, he adopted a dictatorial stance, culminating in a major conflict with Haiti's Senate in 1935. He created a new Haitian constitution giving him wide powers.

His popularity waned further when, in 1937 he failed to respond to the massacre of 15,000 Haitian guest workers in the Dominican Republic, ordered by that country's president, Rafael Trujillo. Vincent stepped down in 1941 and was succeeded by Élie Lescot.

Preceded by
Louis Eugène Roy		 President of Haïti
1930-1941		 Succeeded by
Élie Lescot
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