Ulises Heureaux

Ulises Heureaux
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
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
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 San Felipe de Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
Died	July 26, 1899 (aged 53) 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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