Joseph Davilmar Théodore (French pronunciation: [ʒozɛf davilmaʁ teɔdɔʁ]; March 25, 1847 – January 13, 1917) was President of Haiti from 7 November 1914 to 22 February 1915.
[1] Born in the town of Ennery in the northern half of the country, he began his career in the military and organized the cacao farmers of the north in the revolt against President Oreste Zamor.
On February 5, Davilmar Théodore's troops, who could not get to Port-au-Prince because they were barred by Oreste Zamor's army in the Artibonite, arrived in Cap-Haitien and engaged in the systematic looting of the city.
The city was looted and set on fire, but the unrest ended when the American warship USS Nashville arrived opposite Cap-Haitien.
On February 8, Oreste Zamor, whose troops had triumphed over Davilmar Théodore's insurrectionary army a few days earlier, stormed the National Assembly and was elected President of Haiti.
Under his tenure, on December 17, 1914, the US Marines disembarked from the warship USS Machias (PG-5) and entered the National Bank compound and took boxes containing $500,000 in gold coins.
Unable to cope with the economic pressures facing the different social strata, and after a new levy of Cacos commanded by Vilbrun Guillaume Sam, the president withdrew and resigned on February 22, 1915.