Antoine Simon was born in Haiti on October 10, 1843. In 1908, he led a rebellion to overthrow President Pierre Nord Alexis, and subsequently served as President of Haiti from 1908 until 1911.
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💰 Net worth: $550 million
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About
From 1908 until 1911, he served as President of Haiti, having seized power after leading a rebellion to overthrow President Pierre Nord Alexis.
Before Fame
Before entering politics by way of his position as a military commander, he worked as a police officer.
Trivia
While in office as President, he worked to modernize Haiti's agricultural and transportation industries.
Family Life
He grew up near Les Cayes, Haiti. A descendant of Toussaint Louverture, he married Uranie Adelaide Mentor and had a voodoo practitioner daughter named Celestina.
Associated With
In her work Tell My Horse, Writer Zora Neale Hurston describes the funeral President Simon staged for his pet goat.
