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Louis Borno was elected by the State Council on 10 April 1922. He maintained a policy of "honest and frank cooperation", as Borno called it, and persuaded |
Louis Borno was elected by the State Council on 10 April 1922. He maintained a policy of "honest and frank cooperation", as Borno called it, and persuaded Americans to help develop the country economically. |
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He achieved impressive infrastructure improvements: 1700 km of roads were made usable; 189 bridges were built; many irrigation canals were rehabilitated; hospitals, schools, and public buildings were constructed; and drinking water was brought to the main cities. Port-au-Prince became the first city of Latin America to have phone service available with automatic dialing. Agricultural education was organized with a central school of agriculture and 69 farms in the country. |
He achieved impressive infrastructure improvements: 1700 km of roads were made usable; 189 bridges were built; many irrigation canals were rehabilitated; hospitals, schools, and public buildings were constructed; and drinking water was brought to the main cities. Port-au-Prince became the first city of Latin America to have phone service available with automatic dialing. Agricultural education was organized with a central school of agriculture and 69 farms in the country. |
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Borno relied on the [[Catholic Church]], with congregations coming from France to develop |
Borno relied on the [[Catholic Church]], with congregations coming from France to develop quality education throughout the country. Aware that many Haitians did not speak French, he was the first president to authorize the use of [[Haitian Creole]] in the education system. |
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He went to the United States in 1926, where he met President [[Calvin Coolidge]]. He mainly settled old border conflicts with Dominican President [[Horacio Vásquez]] in 1929. |
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He maintained a Council of State, whose 21 members he had appointed. He was re-elected by this body on 12 April 1926. |
He maintained a Council of State, whose 21 members he had appointed. He was re-elected by this body on 12 April 1926. |
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Revision as of 20:26, 16 November 2022
Louis Borno | |
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| 26th President of Haiti | |
| In office 15 May 1922 – 15 May 1930 | |
| Preceded by | Philippe Sudré Dartiguenave |
| Succeeded by | Louis Eugène Roy |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs, Finance and Commerce | |
| In office 20 June 1918 – 19 December 1918 | |
| President | Philippe Sudré Dartiguenave |
| Preceded by | Edmond Dupuy (Foreign Affairs) Edmond Héreaux (Finance and Commerce) |
| Succeeded by | Constantin Benoit (Foreign Affairs) Fleury Féquière (Finance and Commerce) |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs, Worship and Education | |
| In office 9 May 1916 – 17 April 1917 | |
| President | Philippe Sudré Dartiguenave |
| Preceded by | Himself (Foreign Affairs and Public Education) Etienne Dornéval (Worship) |
| Succeeded by | Furcy Châtelain (Foreign Affairs) Osmin Cham (Worship) Périclès Tessier (Public Education) |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs, Education and Public Works | |
| In office 29 January 1916 – 2 May 1916 | |
| President | Philippe Sudré Dartiguenave |
| Preceded by | Himself (Foreign Affairs and Public Education)) Jean-Baptiste Dartigue (Public Works) |
| Succeeded by | Himself (Foreign Affairs and Public Education) Constant Vieux (Public Works) |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs and Education | |
| In office 9 September 1915 – 29 January 1916 | |
| President | Philippe Sudré Dartiguenave |
| Preceded by | Horace Pauleus Sannon |
| Succeeded by | Himself |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs and Justice | |
| In office 12 December 1914 – 16 February 1915 | |
| President | Joseph Davilmar Théodore |
| Preceded by | Justin Joseph |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Cadet Jérémie |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship | |
| In office 14 March 1908 – 6 December 1908 | |
| President | Pierre Nord Alexis |
| Preceded by | Horace Pauleus Sannon |
| Succeeded by | J. J. F. Magny |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Eustache Antoine Francois Joseph Louis Borno 20 September 1865 Port-au-Prince, Haiti |
| Died | 29 July 1942 (aged 76) Pétion-Ville, Haiti |
| Spouse | Marie-Hélène Saint-Macary |
| Children | Madeleine Brun née Borno, Henri Borno, Simone Armand née Borno |
| Profession | Lawyer, journalist |
Eustache Antoine Francois Joseph Louis Borno (September 20, 1865 – July 29, 1942) was a lawyer and Haitian politician who served as President of Haiti from 1922 to 1930 during the period of the American occupation of Haiti (1915–34).
Early life and education
Borno was the son of a French father and a Haitian mother.[1] Encouraged by his parents, he went to Paris for his college education, earning a law degree in 1890 at the Faculty of Paris. He became part of the professional elite in Haiti, setting up a law practice on his return.
Nationalist minister
In 1899, Borno served as a diplomat in the Dominican Republic. In 1908, he served as Minister of Foreign Affairs for President Pierre Nord Alexis.
The country of Haiti was looked upon as a strategically vital location by the United States at the onset of World War I.
Borno, appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs, negotiated a U.S. commitment to the economic development of the country.
Cooperating President
Louis Borno was elected by the State Council on 10 April 1922. He maintained a policy of "honest and frank cooperation", as Borno called it, and persuaded Americans to help develop the country economically.
He achieved impressive infrastructure improvements: 1700 km of roads were made usable; 189 bridges were built; many irrigation canals were rehabilitated; hospitals, schools, and public buildings were constructed; and drinking water was brought to the main cities. Port-au-Prince became the first city of Latin America to have phone service available with automatic dialing. Agricultural education was organized with a central school of agriculture and 69 farms in the country.
Borno relied on the Catholic Church, with congregations coming from France to develop quality education throughout the country. Aware that many Haitians did not speak French, he was the first president to authorize the use of Haitian Creole in the education system.
He maintained a Council of State, whose 21 members he had appointed. He was re-elected by this body on 12 April 1926.
References
- ^ Philip (1992), p. 267
Bibliography
- Philip, George D., British documents on foreign affairs: Part 2. From the First to the Second World War. Series D. Latin America, 1914 – 1939, Volume 7, Univ. Publ. of America, 1991, ISBN 0-89093-607-2
- Auguste Nemours A. (1926) Les Borno dans l'histoire d'Haiti, Port-au-Prince: Imprimeriee Nationale
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