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Ulises Heureaux

Ulises Heureaux
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Coat of arms of the Dominican Republic.svg 22nd President of the Dominican Republic
In office
September 1, 1882 – September 1, 1884
Preceded by Fernando Arturo de Meriño
Succeeded by Francisco Gregorio Billini
Coat of arms of the Dominican Republic.svg 26th President of the Dominican Republic
In office
January 6, 1887 – February 27, 1889
Preceded by Alejandro Woss y Gil
Succeeded by Manuel María Gautier
Coat of arms of the Dominican Republic.svg 27th President of the Dominican Republic
In office
April 30, 1889 – July 26, 1899
Preceded by Manuel María Gautier
Succeeded by Wenceslao Figuereo
Personal details
Born October 21, 1845
Dominican Republic San Felipe de Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
Died July 26, 1899 (aged 53)
Dominican Republic Moca, Dominican Republic
Political party Blue Party

Ulises Hilarión Heureaux Leibert (Spanish: [uˈlises eˈɾo]; October 21, 1845 – July 26, 1899) was president of the Dominican Republic from 1 September 1882 to 1 September 1884, from 6 January to 27 February 1887 and again from 30 April 1889 until his assassination, maintaining power between his terms.

Heureaux, affectionately known as Lilís, was born in Puerto Plata. He is the son of D'assas Heureaux, a Haitian, and Josefa Leibert from St. Thomas, whom were both mulattoes but with dark skin. Due to his cultural background, he was able to speak French and English in addition to Spanish fluently. Following the annexation of the Dominican Republic by Spain in 1861 he joined the rebellion to restore independence, becoming the principal lieutenant of Gen. Gregorio Luperón. In the period following this restoration of independence, when revolutions were an annual occurrence, Heureaux emerged as one of the principal leaders of the Partido Azul. In 1876, he orchestrated an uprising that seized Puerto Plata and led to the election of Ulises Espaillat. When the nation’s leading caudillo Buenaventura Báez, returned to power for his fifth term and fell after less than a year, he helped overthrow the two subsequent regimes.

When Luperón became President in 1879, he chose to remain in his hometown of Puerto Plata where he had established himself as a prosperous tobacco merchant, delegating authority in Santo Domingo to Heureaux.


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