François C. Antoine Simon

Parents

1902 and 1911-1915 In 1902, a civil war was fought between the government of Pierre Théoma Boisrond-Canal and General Pierre Nord Alexis against rebels of Anténor Firmin,[5] which led to Pierre Nord Alexis becoming president. In 1908, he was forced from power and a series of short lived presidencies came and went:[22][23] his successor François C. Antoine Simon in 1911. [24] President Cincinnatus Leconte (1911–1912) was killed in a (possibly deliberate) explosion at the National Palace,25] Michel Oreste (1913–1914) was ousted in a coup, as was his successor Oreste Zamor in 1914.[26] Between 1911 and 1915, Haiti had seven presidents because of political assassinations, coups and forced exiles.[12][27]