| LC control no. | n 95094207 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Lescot, Elie, 1883-1974 |
| Variant(s) | Lescot, Gerard Eli, 1883-1974 |
| See also | Haiti. President (1941-1946 : Lescot) |
| Associated country | Haiti |
| Birth date | 18831209 |
| Death date | 19741020 |
| Place of birth | Saint-Louis-du-Nord, Haiti |
| Place of death | Laboule, Haiti |
| Field of activity | Civil service |
| Profession or occupation | Presidents |
| Found in | P&P data from LOT 13102 for NAACP photographs of views, daily activities, and people from various countries in Africa, South America, and the West Indies[graphic] ca. 1933-1953, bulk 1943-1950: photo (President Gerard Eli Lescot; Elie Lescot) LC database, 7-18-95 (hdg: Lescot, Élie, pres. Haiti, 1883- ; usage: Élie Lescot) Webster's new biog. dict, 1988 (Lescot, Elie, 1883-1974, president of Haiti 1941-1946) Wikipedia, June 21, 2013 (Antoine Louis Léocardie Élie Lescot (Dec. 9, 1883, Saint-Louis-du-Nord, Haiti - Oct. 20, 1974, Laboule, Haiti); President of Haiti from May 15, 1941 to January 11, 1946; member of the country's light-skinned elite, used the political climate of World War II to sustain his power and ties to the United States; his administration presided over a period of economic downturn and harsh political repression of dissidents) |
| Associated language | fre |
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