Nissage Saget
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| Nissage Saget | |
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10th President of Haiti
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| In office December 27, 1869 – May 13, 1874 |
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| Preceded by | Sylvain Salnave |
| Succeeded by | Council of Secretaries of State |
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| In office March 20, 1867 – May 2, 1867 |
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| Preceded by | Fabre Geffrard |
| Succeeded by | Sylvain Salnave |
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| Died | 1880 |
Nissage Saget succeeded Sylvain Salnave as President of Haiti in 1869. He was the first Haitian president to serve out his term of office (1869-1874) and retire voluntarily, although his retirement led to a renewal of the political turmoil between the black and colored elites. He died in 1880.[1]
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ Rogozinski, Jan (1999). A Brief History of the Caribbean, Revised, New York: Facts on File, Inc., p. 220. ISBN 0-8160-3811-2.
| Preceded by Sylvain Salnave |
President of Haiti 1869-1874 |
Succeeded by Council of Secretaries of State |
