Hérard Abraham
Hérard Abraham (born July 28, 1940 ) is a Haitian lieutenant general , politician and former President of Haiti .
Life
As a young man, Abraham joined the Haitian army , in which he later belonged to the few military men in the inner leadership circle around President Jean-Claude Duvalier . On February 6, 1986, he was one of the supporters of General Henri Namphy's coup against Duvalier. Between March 1986 and January 1987 he was a member of the Namphy government, first as Minister of Information and then from January 1987 to February 1988 as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Cults. Afterwards he was chief of the army general staff as major general.
After street protests on March 10, 1990 forced President Prosper Avril to resign and flee into exile , he succeeded him as President of Haiti. Just three days later, on March 13, 1990, he resigned the presidency to the President of the Supreme Court, Ertha Pascal-Trouillot , making him the only military ruler in Haiti in the 20th century who voluntarily renounced his power.
However, Abraham remained in the rank of lieutenant general as successor to Avril commander in chief of the armed forces. In this office he played a decisive role on January 7, 1991 in the suppression of the attempted coup by Roger Lafontant. On July 2, 1991, he resigned as commander-in-chief of the armed forces and handed this office over to Lieutenant General Raoul Cédras . He then settled in Miami ( Florida ), where he lived near the future Prime Minister Gérard Latortue .
In February 2004, in a radio address from Florida, he called on incumbent President Jean-Bertrand Aristide to resign. When Aristide was forced to resign and leave the country on February 29, 2004, it was necessary to form a new government. Initially, it was believed that Abraham would become Prime Minister with US support . However, on March 9, 2004, Latortue took over the post of Prime Minister, who appointed Abraham Minister of the Interior and Minister of National Security on March 16, 2004 after his return to Haiti. As part of a cabinet reshuffle, he was reappointed Foreign Minister on January 31, 2005 and remained in this office until June 9, 2006.
Web links
- Biographical notes in rulers.org
- Gewecke, Frauke: The Caribbean: On the history, politics and culture of a region , 2007, ISBN 3865273149
Individual evidence
- ^ Cabinet Namphy ( Memento of November 2, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) on haiti-reference.com
- ↑ Joseph B. Treaster: Military Leader Resigns In Haiti; Election Promised . In: New York Times , March 11, 1990
- ^ Haiti A New Start, A Ray Of Hope , TIME magazine, March 26, 1990
- ^ Overthrow staged for a long time . In: Der Spiegel . No. 11 , 2004 ( online ).
- ^ New Haiti Cabinet Takes Office As Showdown , SanDiego.com, March 17, 2004
- ^ Cabinet Latortue ( Memento of May 22, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) on haiti-reference.com
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Prosper Avril |
President of Haiti March 10, 1990-13. March 1990 |
Ertha Pascal-Trouillot |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Abraham, Hérard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Haitian politician, President of Haiti |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 28, 1940 |