Hérard Abraham | |
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.jpg) Hérard Abraham in 2005 | |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship | |
| In office 28 January 2005 – 9 June 2006 | |
| President | Boniface Alexandre |
| Prime Minister | Gerard Latortue |
| Preceded by | Yvon Simeon |
| Succeeded by | Jean Rénald Clérismé |
| Minister of Interior and National Security | |
| In office 17 March 2004 – 28 January 2005 | |
| President | Boniface Alexandre |
| Prime Minister | Gerard Latortue |
| Preceded by | Jocelerme Privert |
| Succeeded by | Georges Moïse |
| ActingPresident of Haiti | |
| In office 10 March 1990 – 13 March 1990 | |
| Preceded by | Prosper Avril |
| Succeeded by | Ertha Pascal-Trouillot |
| Commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Haiti | |
| In office 10 March 1990 – 2 July 1991 | |
| President | Ertha Pascal-Trouillot Jean-Bertrand Aristide |
| Preceded by | Prosper Avril |
| Succeeded by | Raoul Cedras |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship | |
| In office 20 January 1988 – 18 September 1988 | |
| President | Henri Namphy |
| Preceded by | Gerard Latortue |
| Succeeded by | Serge E. Charles |
| Minister of Information and Coordination | |
| In office 24 March 1986 – 5 January 1987 | |
| President | Henri Namphy |
| Preceded by | Max Vallès |
| Succeeded by | Jacques Lorthé |
| Secretary of Interior and National Defence | |
| In office 7 February 1986 – 24 March 1986 | |
| President | Henri Namphy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1940-07-28)28 July 1940 |
| Died | 24 August 2022(2022-08-24) (aged 82) Fermathe,Ouest, Haiti |
| Spouse | Maryse Armand |
| Occupation | Military officer, politician |
Hérard Abraham (28 July 1940 – 24 August 2022) was aHaitian military officer and politician who served as actingPresident of Haiti between 10 March 1990 and 13 March 1990.
Hérard Abraham was born inPort-au-Prince on 28 July 1940.[1] He enlisted in the Haitian army as a young man and rose to the rank oflieutenant general. Abraham became one of the few military members in the inner circle of PresidentJean-Claude Duvalier. He supported the1986 coup against him. UnderHenri Namphy, he served as the Secretary of State for the Interior and National Defense from 7 February to 24 March 1986, theMinister of Information and Coordination from 24 March 1986 to January 1987 andMinister of Foreign Affairs from 20 June to 18 September 1988.[2][1]
He became actingPresident of Haiti on 10 March 1990 after street protests forced PresidentProsper Avril into exile. He gave up power three days later, becoming the only military leader in Haiti during the twentieth century to give up power voluntarily. Abraham helped in securing the1990–91 Haitian general election. In January 1991, he helped to crush a coup attempt byRoger Lafontant.[3][4] In July 1991, he was forced to retire from the army by the recently elected PresidentJean-Bertrand Aristide and moved to theUnited States. He settled inMiami, Florida and drifted into obscurity.[4]
After the2004 Haitian coup d'état forced Aristide to resign, Abraham was one of the contenders for the position of thePrime Minister of Haiti. His friendGérard Latortue however was chosen at the end by the Council of Sages and he appointed Abraham as a minister in his cabinet.[4] Abraham was sworn in as theMinister of Interior and National Security on 17 March 2004.[5] He later served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs from 28 January 2005 to 9 June 2006.[1]
On 7 October 2019, amid nationwide protests for the resignation of Haitian PresidentJovenel Moise, the retired lieutenant general penned an open letter regretting the situation. He called on political leaders to show thoughtfulness and patience for a resolution so that the country could never again be called a "shit hole", referring to language attributed to U.S. PresidentDonald Trump.[6]
In 2020, PresidentJovenel Moïse appointed Abraham to a five-member committee for drafting a newConstitution of Haiti. He started suffering from abrain tumor before his death and died at the age of 82 on 24 August 2022 at his home in Fermathe.[4]
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| Post–Moïse (2021–present) |
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Commanders of theArmed Forces of Haiti since 1934 | ||
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| Commanders of the Guard of Haiti |
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