</s> ▁Pierre ▁Joseph ▁Louis ▁Dé jo ie ▁( 2 3 ▁February ▁ 1 8 9 6 ▁- ▁ 1 1 ▁July ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁Port - au - Pr ince , ▁H ait i ) ▁was ▁a ▁wealth y ▁H ait ian ▁sugar ▁plan ter , ▁industrial ist , ▁agricult ural ▁engineer , ▁land owner ▁and ▁politician . ▁ ▁Early ▁years ▁Dé jo ie ▁was ▁a ▁desc endant ▁of ▁a ▁French ▁slave - holder , ▁and ▁former ▁H ait ian ▁President ▁Fab re ▁Ge ff r ard , ▁who ▁over th rew ▁the ▁Fa ust in ▁emp ire . ▁ ▁He ▁ran ▁for ▁the ▁Pres iden cy ▁against ▁Franco is ▁Du val ier ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁H ait ian ▁general ▁election . ▁His ▁party ▁only ▁won ▁ 2 ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 7 ▁seats ▁in ▁the ▁country ' s ▁Chamber ▁of ▁Deput ies , ▁and ▁he ▁received ▁only ▁ 2 6 . 6 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote ▁to ▁Du val ier ' s ▁ 7 2 . 4 %. ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 9 6 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 6 9 ▁death s ▁Category : C andid ates ▁for ▁President ▁of ▁H ait i ▁Category : H ait ian ▁business people ▁Category : H ait ian ▁anti - comm un ists ▁Category : H ait ian ▁ex iles ▁Category : H ait ian ▁people ▁of ▁French ▁descent ▁Category : H ait ian ▁people ▁of ▁Mul atto ▁descent <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁P ias