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Dumarsais Estimé (left) with Paul Eugène Magloire. Circa late 1940s. Image Courtesy of: CIDIHCA Collections.

While Dumarsais Estimé (1946-1950) is perhaps most famous for his “Exposition internationale du bicentenaire de Port-au-Prince“ (International Exhibition for Port-au-Prince’s bicentenary), in his time, the President was also known for his remarkable efforts at finding compromises between competing parties. Aware that he owed his nomination to the Haitian military, Estimé was quick to reward it for its services. In 1947, he raised the Garde d'Haïti to the Armée d'Haïti. Although he did try to balance the civil and the military elements of his government, the appearance of such equilibrium could be kept only for some time. Paul Eugène Magloire,  who was among the generals responsible for Élie Lescot’s downfall and Estimé’s presidency, accepted these new honours with pride but, never lost sight of his own interest in seizing power. 

In late 1949, following the fiascos of the financing for the Exposition Internationale, corruption and Estimé’s attempts to prolong his term, he was ousted and Magloire assumed office in 1

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President Dumarsais Estimé (right), Port-au-Prince, Haiti, December 18, 1949. 

Original Caption: “Original caption: Haiti Opens Exposition. Port-Au-Prince, Haiti: The 200th anniversary of the founding of Port-Au-Prince, Haiti’s capital, was marked with the greatest show of its kind in the Caribbean, Haiti’s Bicentennial Exposition. Over 50,000 persons from the island, the United States, and South America took part in the three-day official opening ceremonies. These included a short-wave radio message from the Pope and a reading [… .] President Truman. Haitian President Dumarsais Estime (right) cuts the ribbon at the dedication of President Harry S. Truman Boulevard. A message by President Truman was read at the opening ceremonies of the exposition." 

_{Original Image and Caption Credit: Courtesy of Corbis Images.} 

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