| Hérard Abraham | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship | |
In office January 28, 2005 – June 9, 2006 | |
| President | Boniface Alexandre |
| Prime Minister | Gerard Latortue |
| Preceded by | Yvon Simeon |
| Succeeded by | Rénald Clérismé |
| Minister of Interior | |
In office March 17, 2004 – January 28, 2005 | |
| President | Boniface Alexandre |
| Prime Minister | Gerard Latortue |
| Preceded by | Jocelerme Privert |
| Succeeded by | Georges Moïse |
| President of Haiti Acting | |
In office March 10, 1990 – March 13, 1990 | |
| Preceded by | Prosper Avril |
| Succeeded by | Ertha Pascal-Trouillot |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship | |
In office January 20, 1988 – September 18, 1988 | |
| President | Henri Namphy |
| Preceded by | Gerard Latortue |
| Succeeded by | Serge E. Charles |
| Minister of Information and Coordination | |
In office March 24, 1986 – January 5, 1987 | |
| President | Henri Namphy |
| Preceded by | Max Vallès |
| Succeeded by | Jacques Lorthé |
| Secretary of Interior and national Defence | |
In office February 7, 1986 – March 24, 1986 | |
| President | Henri Namphy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 28, 1940 Port-au-Prince, Haiti |
| Nationality | Haitian |
| Spouse(s) | Maryse Armand |
| Occupation | Military |
Hérard Abraham (born July 28, 1940) is a former Haïtian political figure.
Life[]
Abraham enlisted in the Haïtian army as a young man. He rose to the rank of lieutenant general and became one of the few military members in the inner circle of President Jean-Claude Duvalier. Abraham supported the 1986 coup against Duvalier, and served as foreign minister for the first time under Henri Namphy from 1987 to 1988.[1] He became acting President of Haïti on March 10, 1990 after street protests forced President Prosper Avril into exile.[2] He gave up power three days later, becoming the only military leader in Haïti during the twentieth century to give up power voluntarily. In January 1991, Abraham helped to crush a coup attempt by Roger Lafontant.[3]
In 1991, Abraham retired from the army and moved to the United States. He settled in Miami, Florida and drifted into obscurity. He lived near another former Haïtian politician, Gérard Latortue, who would later become prime minister. In February 2004, Abraham made a radio address from Florida calling on President Jean-Bertrand Aristide to resign.
After Aristide's forced exile from the country, a new government needed to be formed. Latortue was eventually chosen for prime minister position, and invited Abraham to return to Haïti and become minister of Interior. Abraham served in that position from March 2004 until a January 31, 2005 cabinet reshuffle, in which he became foreign minister. He held that position until 9 June 2006.
References[]
- ↑ "REPORT ON THE SITUATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN HAITI", Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
- ↑ "GENERAL STRIKE SHUTS DOWN MUCH OF HAITI CAPITAL". The Boston Globe. December 8, 1987. http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1P2-8039985.html.
- ↑ http://www.haitiwebs.com/forums/herard_abraham/44253-chapter_liv_herard_abraham_3_10_1990_3_13_1990_a.html
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