Joseph Lamothe was the provisional President of Haiti

President of Haiti

The President of the Republic of Haiti is the head of state of Haiti. Executive power in Haiti is divided between the president and the government headed by the Prime Minister of Haiti...

 from 26 July 1879 to 2 October 1879, when he was succeeded by Lysius Salomon

Lysius Salomon

Lysius Salomon was the President of Haiti from . Salomon is best remembered for instituting Haiti's first postal system, and his lively enthusiasm to modernize the country.....

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Following a stormy debate in the House of Representatives on June 30, 1879, there were riots in Port-au-Prince

Port-au-Prince

Port-au-Prince is the capital and largest city of the Caribbean nation of Haiti. The city's population was 704,776 as of the 2003 census, and was officially estimated to have reached 897,859 in 2009....

 in which the Liberal leader Jean-Pierre Boyer-Bazelais exerted a significant role. Although the government eventually managed to restore law and order, President Pierre Théoma Boisrond-Canal

Pierre Théoma Boisrond-Canal

Pierre Théoma Boisrond-Canal was a Haitian politician who served as the President of Haiti three times....

 resigned as president on July 17, 1879, unable to mediate between the Liberal and National parties. Lamothe was then appointed as provisional president.

Solomon returned from exile in August 1879 and was brought on as president soon after.