Exile
Ousted from power on 2 December 1908, Alexis went into exile in Jamaica and later relocated to New Orleans with his family, where he died on 1 May 1910. He is buried in St.Louis 2 Cememtery in New Orleans.
Preceded by Pierre Théoma Boisrond-Canal |
President of Haïti 1902–1908 |
Succeeded by François C. Antoine Simon |
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Name | Alexis, Pierre Nord |
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Date of birth | 1820 |
Place of birth | Cap-Henry, Haiti |
Date of death | 1 May 1910 |
Place of death | New Orleans, La. |
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