Fabre Geffrard, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Fabre Geffrard

President of Haiti

Date of Birth: 19-Sep-1806

Place of Birth: Anse-à-Veau, Nippes, Haiti

Date of Death: 31-Dec-1878

Profession: politician

Nationality: Haiti

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Guillaume Fabre Nicolas Geffrard (September 19, 1806 – December 31, 1878) was a mulatto 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.