Fabre Geffrard

Fabre Geffrard

Fabre Geffrard (born September 19, 1806 in L'Anse à Beau , Haiti , †  February 11,  1879 in Jamaica ) was a Haitian politician.

Geffrard was the son of General Nicholas Geffrard , co-founder of the independence of Haiti and governor of the Southern Province († 1806).

Fabre Geffrard, after being promoted to captain in military service from 1821 to 1843, joined General Hérard's uprising against President Boyer , was appointed colonel by the Liberal People's Committee and, as the leader of Hérard's avant-garde, completely dispersed Boyer's troops at Numéro Deux . In the same year the Provisional Government at Port-au-Prince appointed him Brigadier General and Commander of the District of Jacmel and, in 1845, after Geffrard had suppressed a counter-revolution under General Achard, in 1845 as Division General.

President Riché , jealous of his growing influence , relieved him of his command in the province of Jacmel in 1846 and tried him before a court martial ; but Geffrard was acquitted and in 1849 received from President Soulouque again command of an army division in the first war against Santo Domingo (now the Dominican Republic ), in which he acquired the ducal dignity through his victory at La Tabarra .

Also in the second war against San Domingo (1856) Geffrard distinguished himself several times, namely by the skillful management of the retreat of the artillery to Banico .

Threatened by Soulouque with arrest and execution, he fled and organized an uprising, which resulted in the overthrow of Soulouque, whereupon he entered Port au Prince on January 15, 1859 without resistance as President of Haiti.

Despite manifold intrigues , he held his own until early 1867 when an army officer, Sylvain Salnave , who had previously revolted in vain, succeeded in bringing him down. Geffrard escaped on a French ship and was brought to Jamaica , where he died in February 1879.

predecessor	Office	successor
Faustin Soulouque	President of Haiti January 15, 1859 - March 13, 1867	Nissage says