Tancrède Auguste
Tancrède Auguste | |
|---|---|
| 20th President of Haiti | |
| In office August 8, 1912 – May 2, 1913 | |
| Preceded by | Cincinnatus Leconte |
| Succeeded by | Michel Oreste |
| Minister of Interior and Police | |
| In office November 24, 1908 – November 30, 1908 | |
| President | Pierre Nord Alexis |
| Preceded by | Villehardouin Leconte |
| Succeeded by | Reneaud Hyppolite |
| In office December 13, 1897 – May 12, 1902 | |
| President | Tirésias Simon Sam |
| Preceded by | François Luxembourg Cauvin |
| Succeeded by | Saint-Fort Colin |
| In office November 12, 1895 – April 6, 1896 | |
| President | Florvil Hyppolite |
| Preceded by | Souffrant Papillon |
| Succeeded by | Louis Joseph Buteau |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Joseph Antoine Tancrède Auguste March 16, 1856 Cap-Haïtien, Haiti |
| Died | May 2, 1913 (aged 57) Port-au-Prince, Haiti |
| Political party | National Party |
| Spouse | Rose Joseph Ansolinette Durand |
| Profession | Military general |
Joseph Antoine Tancrède Auguste (French pronunciation: [ʒozɛf ɑ̃twan tɑ̃kʁɛd oɡyst]; March 16, 1856 – May 2, 1913) as the 20th President of Haiti from August 8, 1912 until his death in office on May 2, 1913. He assumed the presidency the day that Cincinnatus Leconte died in office from a massive explosion that destroyed the presidential palace. Auguste served in this capacity for less than one year, as he became ill and died while traveling in the north of the country in early May 1913. Although some claim he was the victim of poisoning, his death was caused by severe anemia due to untreated, advanced syphilis. He was the grandfather of Haitian writer Jacques Roumain.