Fabre Geffrard
Politician
1806 – 1879
Who was Fabre Geffrard?
Guillaume Fabre Nocolas Geffrard was a general in the Haitian army and President of Haiti from 1859 until his deposition in 1867. After collaborating in a coup to remove Faustin Soulouque from power in order to return Haiti back to the social and political control of the colored elite, Geffrard was made president in 1859. To placate the peasants he renewed the practice of selling state-owned lands and ended a schism with the Roman Catholic Church which then took on an important role in improving education. After surviving several rebellions, he was overthrown by Major Sylvain Salnave in 1867.
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- Born
- Sep 19, 1806
Anse-à-Veau - Profession
- Died
- Feb 11, 1879
Kingston
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on July 23, 2013
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