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September 22, 1957
On September 22, 1957, in Haiti, François Duvalier is elected president. Mukesh Ambani, Hervé Le Tellier, Herbert Wetterauer would arrive in the same year.
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Featured · September 22, 1957
In Haiti, François Duvalier is elected president.
Haiti, officially the Republic of Haiti, is a country in the Caribbean on the island of Hispaniola in both Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, east of Cuba and Jamaica and south of the Bahamas. It occupies the western side of the island, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. 4 million, it is the most populous Caribbean country.
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The year in brief
1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1957th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 957th year of the 2nd millennium, the 57th year of the 20th century, and the 8th year of the 1950s decade.
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On September 22, 1957
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1957 In Haiti, François Duvalier is elected president. Country in the Caribbean
Haiti, officially the Republic of Haiti, is a country in the Caribbean on the island of Hispaniola in both Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, east of Cuba and Jamaica and south of the Bahamas. It occupies the western side of the island, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. 4 million, it is the most populous Caribbean country.
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Other moments from 1957
- April 11 United Kingdom agrees to Singaporean self-rule.
- April 24 Suez Crisis: The Suez Canal is reopened following the introduction of UNEF peacekeepers to the region.
- April 30 Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of Slavery enters into force.
- April 6 The flag carrier airline of Greece for decades, Olympic Airways, is founded by Aristotle Onassis following the acquisition of "TAE - Greek National Airlines".
- April 9 The Suez Canal in Egypt is cleared and opens to shipping following the Suez Crisis.
- August 1 The United States and Canada form the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD).
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