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Fabre Geffrard

10th President of Haiti
Years: 1806 - 1878

Fabre-Nicholas Geffrard (September 19, 1806 – December 31, 1878) is 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 social and political control of the colored elite, Geffrard is made president in 1859.

To placate the peasants he renews the practice of selling state-owned lands and endsa schism with the Roman Catholic Church which then takes on an important role in improving education.

After surviving several rebellions, he is overthrown by Major Sylvain Salnave in 1867.