Pierre Théoma Boisrond-Canal

Pierre Théoma Boisrond-Canal (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ teɔma bwaʁɔ̃ kanal]; 12 June 1832 – 6 March 1905) was a Haitian politician who served as the president of Haiti three times.

After the riots of May 1875, after which he was holed up in the home of U.S. ambassador Ebenezer Bassett for five months from May to October, he went into exile in Kingston, Jamaica, for a few weeks.

During Boisrond-Canal's administration, tensions in domestic politics and foreign affairs grew, particularly because of the differences between liberal and nationalist parties in Parliament.

Following a stormy debate in the House of Representatives on 30 June 1879, there were riots in Port-au-Prince in which the Liberal leader Jean-Pierre Boyer-Bazelais played a significant role.

Although the government managed to restore law and order, Boisrond-Canal resigned as president on 17 July 1879, unable to mediate between the Liberal and National parties.