Max Hudicourt

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Max Hudicourt (1907 – May 4, 1947)^[1] was a Haïtian lawyer, journalist and socialist politician.

Born in Jérémie, he worked a number of years as a lawyer before founding the socialist newspaper "La Nation". Became a Senator of the Parti Socialiste Populaire (Haiti) (PSP)". Was jailed several times, as early as 1933, often with his friend Jacques Roumain. Was once released from jail with a broken leg after a police beating and had to take refuge in the Dominican Republic. Wrote several political pamphelets, including "Haiti Faces Tomorrow's Peace" (1945) and "The Triumph of Fascism: Or the Haitian-American Mutual Responsibilities in Haitian Affairs" (1945) ^[2]

He married twice, to Marie Bellegarde (daughter of his next door neighbor, Dantès Bellegarde) and Julie Bartoli but had no children.

He died in his home in 1947 from a controversial self-inflicted gunshot wound. Some months later, his newspaper, "La Nation" was raided and sacked by the Haitian police. At the time of his death, Max Hudicourt was a Socialist Senator.

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