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1915

1915: Jacques Nicolas Léger politely refused the presidency of Haiti when approached by the American occupying forces.

1915: Jacques Nicolas Léger politely refused the presidency of Haiti when approached by the American occupying forces. He stated that he was “for Haiti, not for the United States,” realizing that future generations would denounce such collaboration.

Source  ·  p. 147 Nicholls, From Dessalines to Duvalier, 147